Height 1.68 m Sport Athletics Weight 50 kg | Name Risa Shigetomo Role Runner | |
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Born August 29, 1987 (age 37) ( 1987-08-29 ) | ||
Risa Shigetomo (born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06. She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37. Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon. She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22. Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.
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