Risa Shigetomo

Risa Shigetomo
Personal information
Born (1987-08-29) August 29, 1987
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country  Japan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon

Risa Shigetomo (重友 梨佐, Shigetomo Risa, born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06.[2] She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37.[3] Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon.[3][4] She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22.[4] Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Risa Shigetomo". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  3. 1 2 "IAAF: Risa Shigetomo | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. 1 2 Nakamura, Ken (29 January 2017). "IAAF: Shigetomo triumphs in Osaka| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  5. ↑ "IAAF: Japan selects marathon team for IAAF World Championships London 2017| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


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