Junko Asari
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is a retired Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese marathon runner.

She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships
1993 World Championships in Athletics
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

 in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon
Tokyo International Women's Marathon
The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November.It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation...

 in 1995 and 1998 and the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 1993. Her personal best time was 2:26:10, from January 1994 in Osaka. She finished 17th at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on Sunday July 28, 1996 . Sixty-five athletes finished the race while twenty-one dropped out mid-competition...

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Achievements

  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
    Representing
    1993 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 1st 2:26:26
    World Championships
    1993 World Championships in Athletics
    The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....

    Stuttgart, Germany 1st 2:30:03
    1995 Tokyo Marathon
    Tokyo International Women's Marathon
    The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November.It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation...

    Tokyo, Japan 1st 2:28:46
    1996 Olympic Games
    Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
    At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

    Atlanta, United States
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

    17th 2:34:31
    1998 Tokyo Marathon
    Tokyo International Women's Marathon
    The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November.It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation...

    Tokyo, Japan 1st 2:28:29

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