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{{short description|Japanese marathon runner}}

factoids

| birth_place= Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japanm=1.55}}41|kg}}| country= {{JAP}}| sport =Athletics| event=Marathon| medaltemplates ={{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}{{MedalSilver|2009 Berlin|Marathon}}}}{{Nihongo|Yoshimi Ozaki|尾崎 好美|Ozaki Yoshimi|born July 1, 1981}} is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. She won the 2008 Tokyo Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2:23:30 hours. A year later she took the silver medal in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.Ozaki has won international team medals with Japan at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She represented Japan in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is coached by former world marathon medallist Sachiko Yamashita.

Career

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, she made her senior international debut at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and although she finished in 19th place, this was enough to help Japan to the women's team bronze medal.Yoshimi Ozaki {{in lang|ja}}. Japanese Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. She struck team bronze the following year, this time in the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships where she finished 13th overall and ran a half marathon personal best of 1:09:26 hours.Ozaki opened the 2008 season at the Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon and she came close to her personal best (1:09:30) to take second place behind Philes Ongori.Nakamura, Ken & Onishi, Akihiro (2008-02-03). Philes blasts to 1:07:57, as Kenyans dominate at Marugame Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23. She made her marathon debut that year at the Nagoya International Women's Marathon and she came close to victory, but her time of 2:26:19 was only enough for second place behind Yurika Nakamura (another athlete making her debut over the distance).Nakamura, Ken & Onishi, Akihiro (2008-03-11). Yurika Nakamura, marathon debutante, wins Nagoya Women’s Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23. Her first win came in only her second outing over the distance as she won the 2008 Tokyo International Women's Marathon in a personal record time of 2:23:30.Nakamura, Ken (2008-11-16). With late race charge, Ozaki triumphs at Tokyo Women’s Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-11.She qualified herself for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin and she came in second in a time of 2:25:25, only ten seconds behind Chinese winner Bai Xue.Butcher, Pat (2009-08-23). Berlin 2009 - Day 9 SUMMARY - 23 Aug {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219052244weblink |date=December 19, 2009 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23. Competing at the 2010 All Japan Corporate Team Half Marathon Championships, she took second place behind defending champion Filomena Cheyech, although her performance as the top finishing Japanese athlete earned her a place on the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships squad.Nakamura, Ken & Onishi, Akihiro (2010-04-21). Ndungu and Cheyech win All Japan Corporate team Half Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-23. She finished ninth at the championships in Nanning, a placing which led the Japanese women to the team bronze medal.Official Team Results Half Marathon - Women {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132324weblink |date=June 29, 2011 }}. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2011-02-20.She ran at the Yokohama Women's Marathon in February 2011 and broke the course record with a time of 2:23:56, gaining herself a place in the Japanese World Championship squad in the process.Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-20). Ozaki takes Yokohama victory in 2:23:56. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. However, at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu she did not produce the same form and finished 18th with a time of 2:32:31 hours.Marathon - W Final {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914142104weblink |date=2011-09-14 }}. IAAF (2011-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-11-20. She returned to the Yokohama women's race in November but was defeated by the less well-known Ryoko Kizaki in the final stretch.Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-20). Kizaki out duels Ozaki in Yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. She secured a place on the Olympic team with a strong performance of 2:24:14 hours at the Nagoya Marathon, where she was the first Japanese and runner-up behind Albina Mayorova.Nakamura, Ken (2012-03-11). Mayorova steals the show in Nagoya, third time a charm for Ozaki - Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-20. She placed 19th at the 2012 Olympic marathon.Women's Marathon {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130128005500/www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-marathon/phase=atw099100/index.html |date=2013-01-28 }}. London 2012. Retrieved on 2013-03-09.The 2013 Tokyo Marathon saw Ozaki finish as the top Japanese in fifth place.Nakamura, Ken (2013-02-24). Kimetto clocks course record 2:06:50 at Tokyo Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-09.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise{| {{AchievementTable}}

!colspan="5"|Representing {{JPN}}|2008Tokyo International Women's Marathon>Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo, Japan 1st|2:23:30|20092009 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Berlin, Germany 2nd2:25:25)|20102010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships>World Half Marathon Championships|Nanning, China|9th|1:11:02|20112011 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Daegu, Korea|18th2:32:31)">

Personal bests{| class"wikitable" style" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width"70%"

! Event! Time (h:m:s)! Competition! Venue! Date5000 m (track) >Tottori, Tottori>Tottori, Japan 6 June 200410,000 m (track) >Kobe, Japan >| 24 April 2005Half marathon (road) >2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships>World Road Running Championships Udine, Italy 14 October 2007Marathon (road) >Tokyo International Women's Marathon>Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 16 November 2008

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

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External links

• {{World Athletics}}

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