Ryoko Kizaki

Ryoko Kizaki (Japanese木 﨑 良 子, Ryoko Kizaki, born June 21, 1985 in Yosano, Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese long-distance runner.

In 2005, she was third at the Matsue Half Marathon and won at the Universiade silver in the half marathon. The following year she was third at the Kyoto Half Marathon and second in the 10 km from San'yo. In the road race World Championships 2006 in Debrecen she placed 19th place and took with the Japanese team bronze. In 2007, she won the Kyoto Half Marathon and won a silver medal at the Universiade over 10,000 m. A third place in Kyoto Half Marathon of 2008, a 2009, a seventh place finish at the Japanese firms Championship in the half marathon, a fourth at the Sapporo Half Marathon and 13th at the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham.

In 2010 she was at her debut on the 42,195 - km - distance Sixth at Osaka Women's Marathon. In the World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning she was ten and won with the Japanese team bronze. 2011 she succeeded after a fifth place in Osaka in autumn a victory at the Yokohama Marathon. In March 2012, she was subsequently nominated for the Olympic Games in London.

Ryoko Kizaki studied at the University Bukkyo and starts since 2008 for corporate team of Daihatsu.

Personal Best

  • 5000 m: 15:35,12 min 29 April, 2009, Hiroshima
  • 10,000 m: 32:16,40 min 24 September, 2010, Niigata
  • 10 - km road race: 32:33 min 23 December, 2006, Okayama
  • Half Marathon: 1:10:16 h 15 March, 2009, Yamaguchi
  • Marathon: 2:26:32 h, November 20, 2011, Yokohama
Long-distance running 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Yokohama Women's Marathon Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics 5000 metres Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
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