is a visually impaired Japanese long distance and

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner. She silver medalled at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, and won the gold medal at

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

in Tokyo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michishita, Misato 1977 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Paralympic athletes for Japan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics People from Dazaifu, Fukuoka Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics