Tomoka Kimura 
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Japan Japan
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birthday
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12th November 1994 (age 25)
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size
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154 cm
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Weight
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43 kg
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discipline
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Long distance running
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status
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active
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| Medal table
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| World Cross Country Championships
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last change: November 14, 2019
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Tomoka Kimura ( Japanese 木村 友 香 Kimura Tomoko ; born November 12, 1994 , in Shizuoka , Shizuoka Prefecture ) is a Japanese medium and long-distance runner .
Athletic career
Tomoka Kimura gained her first international experience at the 2011 Cross Country World Championships in Punta Umbría , where she finished 13th in the U20 age group in 19:56 minutes and secured the bronze medal with the team. She then took part in the 3000 meter run at the World Youth Championships near Lille , where she finished seventh in 9: 11.36 minutes. At the 2015 Cross Country World Championships in Guiyang , she finished 63rd in 30:01 minutes and in 2019 she took part in the 5000-meter run at the World Championships in Doha , where she was eliminated with 15: 53.08 minutes in advance .
In 2016 Kimura became the Japanese champion in the 1,500 meter run and in 2019 in the 5,000 meters.
Personal best
- 1500 meters: 4: 12.06 min, May 11, 2019 in Yokohama
- 2000 meters: 5: 47.17 min, September 13, 2016 in Marseille ( Japanese record )
- 3000 meters: 8: 55.14 min, July 7, 2018 in Kitami
- 5000 meters: 15: 12.47 min, December 2, 2017 in Yokohama
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