Yūka Hori ( Japanese 堀 優 花 , Hori Yūka ; born June 13, 1996 in Gifu Prefecture ) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in long-distance running.
Athletic career
Yuka Hori gained her first international experience at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala , where she finished 24th in 34:54 minutes. In the 10,000 meter run she took part in the Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar , where she won the silver medal behind the Kyrgyz Darja Maslowa in a time of 32: 23.26 minutes . The following year she took part in the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia , where she finished 70th in 1:15:24 h. At the end of August she took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta for the first time, where she came in seventh in 32: 42.73 m. At the Asian Championships in Doha in 2019 , she finished sixth in 33: 15.65 minutes.
Top performances
- 3000 meters: 9: 11.02 min, November 30, 2013 in Yokohama
- 5000 meters: 15: 23.53 min, December 3, 2016 in Yokohama
- 10,000 meters: 31: 48.93 min, December 8, 2018 in Yamaguchi
- Half marathon: 1:11:05 h, February 11, 2018 in Yamaguchi
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Japanese Olympic Committee : Japanese participants in the Asian Games 2018, Hori Yūka (Japanese)
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