(born 1 April 1986 in

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) is a Japanese

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runner. Nakamura grew up in the Hyōgo Prefecture. She finished seventh at the 2006 World Road Running Championships, helping the Japanese team win the bronze medal in the team competition. In 2008, she won the Nagoya Marathon in her marathon debut. In the 2008 Summer Olympics marathon, she finished 13th. She won the 2009

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Half Marathon title with a time of 1:09:20.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Personal bests

* 3000 metres – 9:28.53 min (2002) * 5000 metres – 15:13.01 min (2009) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

– 31:14.39 min (2009) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

- 1:09:20 hrs (2009) * Marathon - 2:25:51 hrs (2008)

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1986 births Living people People from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese female marathon runners Japanese female long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Japan Olympic female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub