“I have this big dream of becoming number one in the world,” said Bitoh, who placed second among women in the 2021 Marathon des Sables, regarded as one of the world’s toughest long-distance races. “I don’t think that’s something I can do 10 or 20 years from now, after havin...
Junko Asari (浅利 純子, Asari Junko, born 22 September 1969 in Kazuno, Akita) is a retired Japanese marathon runner. She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1995 and 1998 and ...
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Shizo Kanakuri,known as the "father of the Japanese marathon",was one of only two Japanese athletes to compete in the 1912 Stockholn Olympics.The media gave little attention and the government did not cover athletes' travel costs.As a result,Kanakuri's fellow college students organized a ...
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Famous Namesakes:Marathon runnerMai Ito Peak Popularity: Mai was in the top 1,000 names in the US from 1983 to 1994. Mami Origin: Japanese Meaning: True beauty Alternative Spellings & Variations:真美, 麻美 Famous Namesakes: Singer Mami Kawada ...
Miki Gorman (Japanese American) is the only female marathon runner to win both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon, twice! Victoria Manalo Draves (Filipino & European American), a diver, is the first woman to win two Gold Medals in both springboard and platform in the same Olympi...
Shizo Kanakuri, known as the “father of the Japanese marathon”, was one of only two Japanese athletes to compete in the 1912 Stockholn Olympics. The media gave little attention and the government did not cover athletes’ travel costs. As a result, Kanakuri’s fellow college students orga...