Makiko Ito ( ja, 伊藤真貴子; born 18 January 1973) is a Japanese female former long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. She represented her country at the

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The World Athletics Half Marathon Championships is a biennial international half marathon competition organised by World Athletics. The competition was launched as the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1992 and held annually until 2010. It ...

in 1997. Her greatest achievement was a win at the

Tokyo Women's Marathon The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November. It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the Inter ...

in 1997. She achieved her career best time that year at the

Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes ...

, recording 2:26:03 hours for third place. From

Kazuno, Akita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30.715, and a population density of 43 persons per km² in 12.970 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Kazuno is located in a valley in t ...

, her entire career came in the 1990s. She also had top five finishes at the Nagoya Women's Marathon,

Sapporo Half Marathon The was an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which took place each July in Sapporo, Japan. First held in 1958, the race began as a full marathon competition for men under the moniker of the Hokkai Times Marathon. Th ...

and

Hokkaido Marathon The Hokkaido Marathon held in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, is one of the prominent marathon races of the year. The staging area as well as both the start and finish lines are in Odori Park starting between Nishi 3-chome and Nishi 4-chome and the fi ...

. She was the 1998 winner of the Otawara Marathon, in a course record of 2:38:20 hours.Otawara Marathon
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-01-28.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Makiko Living people 1973 births People from Kazuno, Akita Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture Japanese female marathon runners Japanese female long-distance runners Tokyo Marathon female winners