Miwako Yamanaka (山中 美和子, Yamanaka Miwako, born 24 May 1978) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner. Her first and only international medal came at the 1997 Summer Universiade where she took the bronze in the 10,000 metres. She won the Kobe Women's Half Marathon in 2001, setting a personal best time of 1:08:54 for the event.[1]

Her greatest achievements came in 2002 when she won the Fukuoka International Cross Country and went on to finish in fourth in the long race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She also won the Chiba International Cross Country competition in 2005.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Japan
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 7th 3000m 9:09.06
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 10,000 m 34:10.28
2002 World Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 4th Long race (7.974 km) 27:19
4th Team competition 67 pts

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ Larner, Brett (2009-011-26). Kobe Women's Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.