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Yuka Suzuki

Yuka Suzuki
Suzuki at 2019 Universiade in Naples, Italy
Personal information
Native name鈴木優花
Born (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)
Nakasen, Akita (Daisen, Akita)
EducationNakasen JHS
Omagari HS
Alma materDaito Bunka University
EmployerDai-ichi Life
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportLong-distance running
Event1500 metres – Marathon
Coached bySachiko Yamashita
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's long-distance running
Representing  Japan
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Half marathon
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Half marathon team

Yuka Suzuki (鈴木 優花, Suzuki Yuka, born 14 September 1999 in Daisen, Akita) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, she won the gold medals in the women's half marathon at the Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[2] The youngest participant[3] dominated the Marathon Grand Championship in October 2023,[4][5][6] guaranteeing her selection for Olympic Games in Paris,[7] in a personal best time of 2:24:09 which she then subsequently beat in 2024 Paris Olympics by 7 seconds despite the hilly course. She is good at running uphills.[8][9]

Biography

Suzuki was born in Nakasen, Akita Prefecture on September 14, 1999, the eldest daughter of educator Shigeki Suzuki and his wife Yasuko.[10] At the age of three she completed a 3-kilometer run without stopping.[10] Suzuki also played basketball as a teenager[10] in her home prefecture of Akita which is famous for its Hoosier Hysteria-like state of basketball fanaticism.[11] After graduating from Omagari High School, she entered Daito Bunka University and gradually became a standout runner.[12] Suzuki was the marathon record holder for Japanese university students, with a time of 2:25:02 achieved on 13 March 2022 at the Nagoya Women's Marathon - her very first marathon.[13][14]

Achievements

Key:   Personal best

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2018 Inter-University Athletics Hiratsuka, Japan 1st 5000m 15:46.84
(NGR)[15]
2019 Matsue Ladies Half Marathon Matsue, Japan 1st Half marathon 1:11:27
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st Half marathon 1:14:10
Zevenheuvelenloop Nijmegen, Netherlands 4th 15 km 48.48
2021 Inter-University Athletics Kumagaya, Japan 1st 10000 m 32:04.58
(NGR)
2022 Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th Marathon 2:25:02
(Japanese Collegiate Record)[16]
2023 Nagoya Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 6th Marathon 2:25:46
Marathon Grand Championship Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:24:09
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 6th Marathon 2:24:02

References

  1. ^ "鈴木優花、超新星「怖いもの知らず」２４歳ＭＧＣ優勝で初五輪「自分らしく、冷静かつ大胆な走りできた」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ "大舞台で冷静さ光った最年少【解説】鈴木優花 マラソン MGC｜NHKスポーツ". NHKスポーツ (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ 日刊スポーツ. "【MGC女子】鈴木優花が優勝！２位一山麻緒とパリ五輪内定 細田あい７秒及ばず３位／詳細 - 陸上 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri (15 October 2023). "Koyama, Suzuki Win Qualifying Races in Marathon for Paris Olympics". japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Naoki Koyama, Yuka Suzuki Win Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ "鈴木パリ五輪へ" (PDF). Akita Sakigake Shimpo. 15 October 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ "増田明美さん、鈴木優花は七種競技経験の母のＤＮＡ継承 上り坂強く柔らかいストライドしなやかな走り". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  9. ^ かみたに接骨院 (18 October 2023). "鈴木優花 選手 圧巻の上り坂のフォーム". X (formerly Twitter) (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "家族や恩師、雄姿見届け「驚き、感動」 女子マラソン・パリ五輪決定の鈴木選手｜秋田魁新報電子版". 秋田魁新報電子版 (in Japanese). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  11. ^ News 2for1, Basketball (17 May 2022). "秋田との"熱狂的バスケ県対決"を制した琉球ゴールデンキングス 「鬼門」SF突破へ島根と対峙". バスケットボールニュース2for1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "陸上・駅伝 - 大東文化大1年の鈴木優花V 日本学生女子ハーフ | 4years. #学生スポーツ". 4years (in Japanese). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  13. ^ "RESULT" (PDF). iuau. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  14. ^ "鈴木優花 2時間25分02秒の学生新 初マラソンながら従来の記録を1分44秒更新／名古屋ウィメンズマラソン". 月陸Online｜月刊陸上競技 (in Japanese). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  15. ^ 2018学生個人選手権陸上 女子5000m タイムレース1, 16 June 2018, retrieved 19 October 2023
  16. ^ 和郎, 丸山 (13 March 2022). "大東大の鈴木が日本学生新 女子マラソン界に新星". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuka_Suzuki