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Ririka Hironaka

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Ririka Hironaka
Hironaka (ahead of Ayuka Kazama) at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23)
Nagasaki[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Events

Ririka Hironaka (廣中 璃梨佳, Hironaka Ririka, born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running.[2]

She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[2] In Japanese national championships she won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres in 2019, and the silver medal over the same distance in 2020; in 2021 she won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres.[1] She represented Japan in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and led at 1000m and 2000m before finishing 7th with a personal best time of 31:00.71.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "廣中 璃梨佳 Ririka Hironaka" (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete profile: Ririka Hironaka". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ Smythe, Steve (7 August 2021). "Sifan Hassan runs into the history books with Olympic 10,000m gold". athleticsweekly.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
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Ririka Hironaka at World Athletics