Hiromi Suzuki (athlete)

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Hiromi Suzuki (鈴木博美, Suzuki Hiromi, born December 6, 1968 in Chiba) is a former female long-distance runner from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. Suzuki is best known for winning the world title in the women's marathon in Athens, Greece (1997).

Personal bests

3,000 metres — 9:21.92 (01/01/1987)
5,000 metres — 15:30.43 (25/07/1999)
10,000 metres — 31:19.40 (09/06/1996)
Half Marathon — 1:10:33 (18/07/1999)
Marathon — 2:26:27 (28/01/1996)

References

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v t e World Champions in Women's Marathon

1983: Grete Waitz (NOR) 1987: Rosa Mota (POR) 1991: Wanda Panfil (POL) 1993: Junko Asari (JPN) 1995: Manuela Machado (POR) 1997: Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) 1999: Jong Song-ok (PRK) 2001: Lidia Simon (ROM) 2003: Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2005: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2007: Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2009: Bai Xue (CHN) 2011: Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2013: Edna Kiplagat (KEN)

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Name	Suzuki, Hiromi
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Short description	Japanese long-distance runner
Date of birth	1968
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