is a visually impaired Japanese long distance and

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

runner. She silver medalled at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

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, and won the gold medal at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

in Tokyo. She won the bronze medal the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...

with a time of 3:04:23 in Paris, after

Elena Congost Elena Congost Mohedano (born in Madrid 20 September 1987) is a T12/ B2 track and field athlete from Spain. Born with a degenerative vision impairment, she is a teacher who lives in Barcelona, Spain. She has competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2 ...

from Spain was controversially disqualified with a time of 3:00:48 despite a human reflex when her companion almost fell.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michishita, Misato 1977 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Paralympic athletes for Japan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics People from Dazaifu, Fukuoka Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Japanese sportswomen