was a

road cyclist Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes Recreational cycling, recreational, Road bicycle racing, racing, Bicycle commuting, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, ...

from

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Her maiden name was . She finished second in the

Japanese National Road Race Championships The Japanese National Road Race Championships are conducted every year under the auspices of the Japan Cycling Federation. Men Elite U23 Women See also *Japanese National Time Trial Championships The Japanese National Time Trial Champions ...

in 2008, and represented her nation at the

2008 UCI Road World Championships The 2008 UCI Road World Championships took place in Varese, Italy, between September 23 and September 28, 2008. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. Qualification Participating nations Cyclists fro ...

. She was diagnosed with

acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells, characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal cells that build up in the bone marrow and blood and interfere with normal blood cell production. Symptoms may includ ...

in February 2009 and died of the disease on 2 July 2010.

References

External links

profile at ''Cyclingarchives.com''
1982 births Japanese female cyclists 2010 deaths People from Minoh, Osaka Deaths from leukemia {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub