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Yukiko Akaba
Japanese long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yukiko Akaba (赤羽 有紀子, Akaba Yukiko, born 18 October 1979 in Haga, Tochigi) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres, half marathon and marathon events.
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