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Yoshimi Ozaki
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Yoshimi Ozaki (尾崎 好美, Ozaki Yoshimi, born July 1, 1981) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. She won the 2008 Tokyo Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2:23:30 hours. A year later she took the silver medal in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
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![]() Yoshimi Ozaki in the Marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London | |
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Born | (1981-07-01) July 1, 1981 (age 43) Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan |
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 41 kg (90 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
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Ozaki has won international team medals with Japan at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She represented Japan in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is coached by former world marathon medallist Sachiko Yamashita.