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Japanese long-distance runner

Risa Shigetomo
Personal information
Born (1987-08-29) August 29, 1987 (age 37)
Bizen, Okayama, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
EventMarathon

Risa Shigetomo (重友 梨佐, Shigetomo Risa, born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06. She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37. Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon. She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22. Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.

References

  1. "Risa Shigetomo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "IAAF: Risa Shigetomo | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ^ Nakamura, Ken (29 January 2017). "IAAF: Shigetomo triumphs in Osaka| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. "IAAF: Japan selects marathon team for IAAF World Championships London 2017| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
Japan Championships in Athletics women's marathon champions
Osaka Women's Marathon winners


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