Takami Ominami (大南敬美, ''Ōminami Takami'', born November 15, 1975) is a long-distance runner from Japan, whose main event is the marathon. She won the 2002 edition of 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 ...

, clocking a personal best of 2:23:43. Ominami is one half of a world-record setting duo as she and her twin Hiromi (personal best 2:23:26) are the fastest marathoning sisters of all-time. In 2001, she competed in the women's marathon at the

2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event ...

held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She finished in 37th place.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

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Marathon Info
1975 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese twins Place of birth missing (living people) Twin sportspeople Japanese female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub