Yuriko Kobayashi

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Yuriko Kobayashi (

long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres. She represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
.

She started out in middle-distance events, running in the

Japanese national champion
in the event.

She gave the best performance by an Asian runner in the women's 5000 m at the

Women's Inter-Prefectural Ekiden and set a new stage record in her section, although the team finished in ninth position overall.[3] She was the bronze medalist in the 5000 m at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, one place behind her compatriot Hitomi Niiya.[4] At the International Chiba Ekiden in November she won the first women's stage for Japan, setting a race record for her leg, and the mixed team went on to finish a close second behind Kenya.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 16th (heats) 800 m 2:07.56
2005 World Youth Championships
Marrakech, Morocco
 2nd 1500 m 4:13.96
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 3rd 1500 m 4:14.15
2006 World Cross Country Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
 30th Short race (4 km) 13:34
World Junior Championships
China
 3rd 1500 m 4:12.88
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2nd 1500 m 4:14.96
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 16th (heats) 5000 m 15:15.87
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th 5000 m 15:12.44
East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 1st 5000 m 16:46.86

Personal bests

References

  1. IAAF
    (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2010-05-02.
  2. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  3. IAAF
    . Retrieved on 2011-01-20.
  4. ^ 2011 Asian Championships - Women's 5000 m. 2011 Kobe. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-23). Teenagers Mwikya and Mokua lead Kenya to Chiba Ekiden victory. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-25.
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