is a Japanese

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athlete who competes in the

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. She made her first impact as a junior in 2004 by winning the

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at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships. She followed this up with a fifth place at the

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where she broke the national junior record with a mark of 54.44 metres. Ebihara won her first senior national title in the javelin in 2006 and was selected to represent her country at the

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. At the Games in

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she threw a personal best of 57.47 m which brought her the

behind

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and

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. She represented Japan at the

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but managed only eighth place.Athlete Profile
. JAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-10. She gained selection for the

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and finished twelfth in the qualifying rounds of the competition. At the

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she just missed out on a medal, finishing in fourth place. After winning her third straight national title, she competed at the

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. She defeated all opposition in the javelin with a winning throw of 61.56 m – a mark which was not only an

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record but a Japanese record as well. She did not reach these heights the following year: her best of 2012 was a throw of 60.32 m and she was runner-up to Risa Miyashita at the national championships. However, she outperformed Miyashita at the

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by reaching the final and finishing ninth (Asia's best performer).2011 World Championships – Women's javelin
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-04.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebihara, Yuki Living people 1985 births Sportspeople from Tochigi Prefecture Japanese female javelin throwers Olympic female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Japanese women

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