Yōko Shibui
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Yōko Shibui ( Japanese 渋 井 陽 子 , Shibui Yōko ; born March 14, 1979 in Kuroiso , today Nasushiobara ) is a Japanese long-distance runner who was successful on the track and in the half marathon and who specialized in the marathon in 2001 .
At this distance, she immediately managed to win the Osaka Women's Marathon and a fourth place at the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton.
In 2002 she finished third in the Chicago Marathon . In 2004 she set a Japanese record with 2:19:41 hours at the Berlin Marathon , which, however , was beaten by Mizuki Noguchi the following year . With her best performance, Shibui is the twelfth fastest woman of all time (as of June 2015).
In 2005 she finished seventh and in 2006 second in the Nagoya Marathon .
At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, she finished 17th in the 10,000 meter run .
In 2009 she won the Osaka Women's Marathon for the second time after finishing only 10th there in 2007.
Web links
- Yōko Shibui in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Yōko Shibui in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
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| SURNAME | Shibui, Yoko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 渋 井 陽 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kuroiso (now Nasushiobara ) |