Yoshiko Yamamoto (, born 6 March 1970) is a Japanese former marathon runner who won the 1990

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, came second at the 1992 Boston Marathon, and third at the 1992 New York City Marathon.

Career

In 1989, Yamamoto came ninth at the

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. In 1990, Yamamoto won the

. At the 1992 Boston Marathon, Yamamoto finished second in a time of 2:26:26. She was over 2 minutes, and over behind race winner Olga Markova. Her second place was the best result by a Japanese woman at the

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, and her time of 2:26:26 tied the Japanese national marathon record. Yamamoto was not selected for the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

in Barcelona, Spain. Later in the year, Yamamoto came third at the 1992 New York City Marathon in a time of 2:29:58. Yamamoto came third at the 1993 Osaka International Ladies Marathon, and finished sixth at the 1995 Boston Marathon, in a time of 2:31:39.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamamoto, Yoshiko 1970 births Living people Japanese female marathon runners Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportswomen