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ATHLETICS: Late developer made a real mark
10:00am Wednesday 23rd January 2013 in Sport
By Ed Mezzetti, Sports reporter specialising in Rugby, Cricket and Athletics. Call me on 01865 425456
Mara Yamauchi bags bronze at Melbourne 2006
MARA Yamauchi was something of a latecomer to international marathon running.
Having made her 26.2-mile debut in 2004 at the age of 30, she made impressive progress.
CAREER TIMELINE
Date of birth: August 13, 1973.
Education: Oxford High School, St Anne’s College, Oxford and London School of Economics.
1997: European Cross Country Championships, Lisbon (38th).
1998: English National Cross Country Championships, Leeds (winner). World Universities Cross Country Championships (6th).
2004: London Marathon (17th on debut, 2.39.16).
2005: Tokyo Women’s Marathon (5th, 2.27.38). World Championships Marathon, Helsinki (18th, 2.31.26, team bronze). London Marathon (10th, 2.31.52). World Cross Country Championships, St Etienne (27th). World Half-marathon Championships, Edmonton (18th, 1.12.40).
2006: Commonwealth Games 10,000m, Melbourne (bronze medal, 31.49 – pb) European Championships 10,000m, Gothenburg (13th, 32.07). London Marathon (6th, 2.25.13). Ohme 10K, Japan (winner, 31.43 – pb). World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka (23rd).
2007: World Championships Marathon, Osaka (9th, 2.32.55). London Marathon (6th, 2.25.41).
2008: Tokyo Women’s Marathon (3rd, 2.25.03). Beijing Olympics Women’s Marathon (6th, 2.27.29 – joint best position by a British woman). Osaka Women’s Marathon (winner, 2.25.10). 2009: London Marathon (2nd, 2.23.12 – pb & 2nd fastest UK all-time, 2nd fastest in the world in 2009). Marugame Half-Marathon, Japan (winner, 1.08.29 – pb & 3rd fastest UK all time).
2010: New York City Marathon, USA (13th, 2.31.38). London Marathon (10th, 2.26.16). New York City Half-marathon, USA (winner, 1.09.25).
2011: Yokohama Women’s Marathon, Japan (3rd place, 2.27.24).
2012: London Olympics Women’s Marathon (DNF due to injury).
PERSONAL BESTS
10km: 31.43.
Half-marathon: 1.08.29.
Marathon: 2.23.12
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