Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born November 22, 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
 Uehara leading the 5000 m final at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | November 22, 1995 Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 39 kg (86 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
| Coached by | Sachiko Yamashita[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:19.71 (2012) 3000 m – 9:06.91 (2012) 5000 m – 15:21.40 (2015) 10,000 m – 31:38.80 (2016) 10 km – 34:16 (2016)[3] |
Born in Kagoshima, she attended high school there and after graduation became a professional corporate runner with Dai-ichi Life. She made her first progress at senior national level in 2015, coming seventh at the Japanese National Games, then took fifth over 5000 m at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics.[4]
As a junior athlete, she made her breakthrough at the Asian Cross Country Championships, leading the Japanese in the individual and team events for two junior gold medals.[5] Later that year, she placed eighth on the track in the 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was on Japan's fourth-placed junior team at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2015, she improved her track bests to 15:21.40 minutes for the 5000 m and 32:16.66 minutes for the 10,000 m.[6]
Under the guidance of coach Sachiko Yamashita (a former world medallist in the marathon), she gained selection for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and, after front-running her heat, she made it to the Olympic 5000 m final – only the second Japanese woman to achieve that feat.[2]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Asian Cross Country Championships | Qingzhen, China | 1st | Junior race | |
| 1st | Junior team | ||||
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 3000 m | 9:21.81 | |
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 19th | Junior race | 19:32 |
| 4th | Junior team | 90 pts | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th | 5000 m | 15:34.97 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 24th | 10,000 m | 32:31.58 |
References
edit- ^ a b Miyuki Uehara. Rio2016. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Larner, Brett (August 17, 2016). Rio de Janeiro Olympics Athletics Day Five Japanese Results . Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Miyuki Uehara. All-Athletics. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ 上原 美幸 Miyuki Uehara (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (March 25, 2012). Bahrain dominates at Asian XC champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
- ^ Miyuki Uehara. IAAF. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
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