Nanae Sasaki
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Nanae Nagata (永田 七恵, Nagata Nanae), born as Nanae Sasaki (佐々木 七恵, Sasaki Nanae), (February 8, 1956 – June 27, 2009) was a Japanese
long-distance runner
.
She was a high school teacher in
Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon
in 1981.
She quit running as an amateur and began her professional career with the S & B Foods Inc. Athletic Club, which included among its members her coach,
Kiyoshi Nakamura, and Toshihiko Seko
, then one of the top marathon runners in the world.
She set a new Japanese record of 2:35:00 at the Christchurch Marathon in June 1982.
She won the
Los Angeles, California
, finishing the race in 19th place, at 2:37:04.
She retired from competition after setting her personal best time of 2:33:57 at the
Nagoya Marathon
in March 1995, and she then served as a coach at the S & B Athletic Club for a while.
On June 29, 2009, Japanese news media reported that she died on June 27 at the age of 53 due to colorectal cancer.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
| |||||
| 1981 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States
|
13th | Marathon | 2:41:48 |
| 1983 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:37:09 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States
|
19th | Marathon | 2:37:04 |
| 1985 | Nagoya Marathon
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
1st | Marathon | 2:33:57 |
References
- ^ Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53 dated 29 June 2009
