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Medal record 
Naoko Takahashi at the 2008 Nagoya Women's International MarathonWomen’s Athletics Competitor for 
JapanOlympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney Marathon Naoko Takahashi (高橋 尚子 Takahashi Naoko, born May 6, 1972 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese long-distance runner competing mainly in the marathon. She is widely known for her victory in the women's marathon at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, a performance that stands as the current Olympic record. At the 2001 Berlin Marathon, Takahashi became the first woman to break the 2 hour 20 minute barrier while setting a world record. That record was broken just one week later by Catherine Ndereba. In the women's marathon event (and not counting multiple records set by the same athlete), she still holds the 7th best time and the 3rd best Japanese marathon performance behind Yoko Shibui (2:19:41) and Mizuki Noguchi (2:19:10). She is related to former Morning Musume leader Hitomi Yoshizawa. She announced her retirement in October 2008.[1]
Achievements
- 2001 Berlin Marathon - world record
- 2000 Olympic Games - gold medal
Date Event Time Note Jan. 1997 Osaka International Women's Marathon 2:31:32 7th place Mar. 1998 Nagoya International Women's Marathon 2:25:48 1st place, Japanese record at the time Dec. 1998 Bangkok Asian Games 2:21:47 gold medal, Japanese record at the time Mar. 2000 Nagoya International Women's Marathon 2:22:19 1st place Sep. 2000 Sydney Olympics 2:23:14 gold medal, current Olympic record Feb. 2001 OHME Marathon (30km) 1:41:57 Japanese record at the time Sep. 2001 Berlin Marathon 2:19:46 1st place, World Record at the time Sep. 2002 Berlin Marathon 2:21:49 1st Nov. 2003 Tokyo International Women's Marathon 2:27:21 2nd Nov. 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon 2:24:39 1st Nov. 2006 Tokyo International Women's Marathon 2:31:22 3rd Mar. 2008 Nagoya Marathon 2:44:18 27th References
- ^ "Sydney marathon champion Takahashi to retire". Agence France-Presse. 2008-10-28. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJzTas1jqKOKAL6WfX3S6DGW0msA. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
Records Preceded by
Tegla LoroupeWomen's Marathon World Record Holder
September 30, 2001 – October 7, 2001Succeeded by
Catherine NderebaOlympic Champions in Women's Marathon 1984: Joan Benoit (USA) • 1988: Rosa Mota (POR) • 1992: Valentina Yegorova (EUN) • 1996: Fatuma Roba (ETH) • 2000: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2004: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) • 2008: Constantina Tomescu (ROU)
Berlin Women's Marathon Winners 1974: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1975: Christin Bochröder (FRG) • 1976: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1977: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) • 1978: Ursula Blaschke (FRG) • 1979: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1980: Gerlinde Püttmann (FRG) • 1981: Angelika Stephan (FRG) • 1982: Jean Lochhead (GBR) • 1983: Karen Holdsworth (GBR) • 1984: Ágnes Jakab (HUN) • 1985: Magda Ilands (BEL) • 1986: Charlotte Teske (FRG) • 1987: Kerstin Preßler (FRG) • 1988: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1989: Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) • 1990: Uta Pippig (GDR) • 1991: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1992: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1993: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1994: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) • 1995: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1996: Colleen De Reuck (RSA) • 1997: Catherina McKiernan (IRL) • 1998: Marleen Renders (BEL) • 1999: Tegla Loroupe (KEN) • 2000: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN) • 2001: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2002: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2003: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) • 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN) • 2005: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) • 2006: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2007: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2008: Irina Mikitenko (GER) • 2009: Atsede Habtamu (ETH) • 2010: Aberu Kebede (ETH) • 2011: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon - List (M/W) · Boston Marathon - List (M/W) · Chicago Marathon - List (M/W) · London Marathon - List (M/W) · New York City Marathon - List (M/W) 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:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Gifu (city)
- Japanese long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Japanese athletics biography stubs
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