- Nanae Sasaki
-
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Nagata".
Nanae Nagata (永田 七恵 Nagata Nanae), born as Nanae Sasaki (佐々木 七恵 Sasaki Nanae), (February 8, 1956 – June 27, 2009) was a Japanese long-distance runner.
She was a high school teacher in Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981.
She quit running as an amateur and began her professional career with the S & B Foods Inc. Athletic Club, which included among its members her coach, Kiyoshi Nakamura, and Toshihiko Seko, then one of the top marathon runners in the world.
She set a new Japanese record of 2:35:00 at the Christchurch Marathon in June 1982.
She won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1983, and she represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing the race in 19th place, at 2:37:04.
She retired from competition after setting her personal best time of 2:33:57 at the Nagoya Marathon in March 1995, and she then served as a coach at the S & B Athletic Club for a while.
On June 29, 2009, Japanese news media reported that she died on June 27 at the age of 53 due to colorectal cancer.[1]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Japan1981 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 13th Marathon 2:41:48 1983 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:37:09 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 19th Marathon 2:37:04 1985 Nagoya Marathon Nagoya, Japan 1st Marathon 2:33:57 References
- ^ Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53 dated 29th June, 2009
External links
Nagoya Women's Marathon Winners 1984: Glenys Quick (NZL) · 1985: Nanae Sasaki (JPN) · 1986: Katrin Dörre (GDR) · 1987: Carla Beurskens (NED) · 1988: Zhao Youfeng (CHN) · 1989: Zhao Youfeng (CHN) · 1990: Wanda Panfil (POL) · 1991: Sachiko Yamashita (JPN) · 1992: Teruko Oe (JPN) · 1993: Kamila Gradus (POL) · 1994: Eriko Asai (JPN) · 1995: Kamila Gradus (POL) · 1996: Izumi Maki (JPN) · 1997: Madina Biktagirova (RUS) · 1998: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) · 1999: Lyubov Morgunova (RUS) · 2000: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) · 2001: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN) · 2002: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) · 2003: Takami Ominami (JPN) · 2004: Reiko Tosa (JPN) · 2005: Yumiko Hara (JPN) · 2006: Harumi Hiroyama (JPN) · 2007: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) · 2008: Yurika Nakamura (JPN) · 2009: Yoshiko Fujinaga (JPN) · 2010: Yuri Kanō (JPN) · 2011: Not heldTokyo International Women's Marathon Winners 1979 – 1980: Joyce Smith (ENG) • 1981: Linda Staudt (CAN) • 1982: Zoya Ivanova (URS) • 1983: Nanae Sasaki (JPN) • 1984 – 1985: Katrin Dörre (GDR) • 1986: Rosa Mota (POR) • 1987: Katrin Dörre (GDR) • 1988: Aurora Cunha (POR) • 1989: Lyubov Klochko (URS) • 1990: Xie Lihua (CHN) • 1991: Mari Tanigawa (JPN) • 1992: Liz McColgan (SCO) • 1993 – 1994: Valentina Yegorova (RUS) • 1995: Junko Asari (JPN) • 1996: Nobuko Fujimura (JPN) • 1997: Makiko Ito (JPN) • 1998: Junko Asari (JPN) • 1999: Eri Yamaguchi (JPN) • 2000: Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) • 2001: Derartu Tulu (ETH) • 2002: Banuelia Mrashani (TAN) • 2003: Elfenesh Alemu (ETH) • 2004: Bruna Genovese (ITA) • 2005: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2006: Reiko Tosa (JPN) • 2007: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) • 2008: Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN)
Categories:- 1956 births
- 2009 deaths
- Japanese long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Japan
- Cancer deaths in Japan
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Nippon Sport Science University alumni
- Japanese athletics biography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
