Mao Ichiyama
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Native name | 一山 麻緒 |
Nickname(s) | Mao-chan, Ichichi |
Born | Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture | May 29, 1997
Alma mater | Izumi Central High School |
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 1500 metres – Marathon |
Club | Wacoal |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests |
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Mao Ichiyama (一山 麻緒, Ichiyama Mao, born May 29, 1997, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She made to 2020 Japanese Olympic Team.
Running career
Ichiyama is winner of 2017 Fukuoka International Cross Country (8 km in 26:46) and 2020 Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2:20:29 thus beating 2:21:47 time of Mizuki Matsuda (2020 Osaka International Women's Marathon) to enter as third participant to 2020 Tokyo Olympics, together with Honami Maeda and Ayuko Suzuki.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Japan | |||||
2017 | Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon | Virginia Beach, United States | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:13:49 |
2017 | Sanyo Women's Half Marathon | Okayama, Japan | 3rd | Half Marathon | 1:09:14 |
2018 | IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia, Spain | 19th | Half Marathon | 1:11:02 |
2018 | BOLDERBoulder 10k | Boulder, United States | 8th | 10 km | 34:10 |
2018 | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 19th | 5000 m | 15:45.56 |
2019 | Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon | Marugame, Japan | 6th | Half marathon | 1:10:49 |
2019 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | Marathon | 2:24:33 |
2019 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 17th | Marathon | 2:27:27 |
2019 | Hakodate Marathon | Hakodate, Japan | 1st | Half marathon | 1:08:49 |
2020 | Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon | Marugame, Japan | 5th | Half marathon | 1:08:56 |
2020 | Nagoya Women's Marathon | Nagoya, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:29 |
External links
- Mao Ichiyama at JAAF (in Japanese)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mao Ichiyama.
References
- ^ "Profile: Mao Ichiyama (Wacoal)". wacoal.jp. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b "22-Year-Old Mao Ichiyama 2:20:29 To Land Final Place on 2020 Olympic Team". japan running news. Japanrunningnews. Retrieved 8 March 2020.