Mara Yamauchi

Mara Yamauchi
Yamauchi at the 2009 London Marathon
Personal information
Born (1973-08-13) 13 August 1973 (age 51)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008, Marathon, 6th
Personal best(s)5000 m: 15:28.58

5k 15:34
10000 m: 31:49
10k 31:40
Half Marathon: 68:29 

Marathon: 2:23:12

Mara Rosalind Yamauchi (born Mara Myers[1][2] 13 August 1973) is a British long-distance track and road running athlete. She currently holds the third fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind former world-record holder, Paula Radcliffe.

  1. ^ Turnbull, Simon (20 November 2005). "Athletics: Mara makes a big name for herself in Japan". The Independent. London. Retrieved 23 May 2008.[dead link]
  2. ^ Broadbent, Rick (6 February 2008). "Triumphant Mara Yamauchi emerges as a genuine threat to Paula Radcliffe". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.