Naoko takahashi biography meaning

Naoko takahashi marathon

She won the gold medal in the marathon at the Sydney Olympicsand at the Berlin Marathon she became the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2 hours and 20 minutes. Takahashi started running track in junior high school, and placed second in the meter and third in the meter races at the Japanese national collegiate championships while attending Osaka Gakuin University.

Following graduation, she sought out the prominent distance running coach Yoshio Koide coach [ ja ] and began training under him. Takahashi competed in the finals of the World Championships meter race in Athenswhere she finished in 13th place.

Naoko takahashi biography meaning

In March[ 7 ] running in her second marathon, Takahashi set a Japanese women's record of at the Nagoya Women's Marathon. Later in December of that same year, Takahashi set a new Japanese women's marathon record when she won the Asian Games marathon in Bangkok with a time of under very warm conditions.

In MarchTakahashi earned a spot on Japan's Olympic women's marathon team after winning the Nagoya Women's Marathon in a time of It remained the fastest women's Olympic marathon until in London.