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Yuko Arimori

Yuko Arimori in November 2008

Personal information

Full name

Arimori Yūko

Nationality

Japanese

Born

(1966-12-17) December 17, 1966 (age 58)
Okayama, Japan

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Website

animo.aspota.jp

Sport

Country

Japan

Sport

Running

Event

Marathon

Former partner

Gabriel Wilson

Medal record

Women's track and field

	1992 Barcelona	Marathon
	1996 Atlanta	Marathon

Yuko Arimori (有森裕子, Arimori Yūko, born December 17, 1966, in Okayama) is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Career

Arimori competed for Japan in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the marathon where she won the silver medal with a time of 2:32:49, eight seconds behind Russian Valentina Yegorova who ran the race in 2:32:41. This hard-fought race was the closest finishing time in Olympic history for men or women at that time. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Arimori returned to the Olympic marathon, where she won the bronze medal and finished behind Valentina Yegorova for a second time. Yegorova ran the race in 2:28:05. Arimori's time was 2:28:39. Although both runners ran four minutes faster than their previous Olympic race, they were beaten back by Ethiopian runner Fatuma Roba, who completed the race and won the gold medal with a time of 2:26:05.

Arimori was the first woman granted professional status by the Japanese Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF), the nation's governing track and field association. She was granted this status in 1996, following her second and final appearance at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1990	Osaka International Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:32:51
1991	Osaka International Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:28:01
1991	1991 World Championships in Athletics	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Marathon	2:31:08
1992	1992 Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Marathon	2:32:49
1995	Hokkaido Marathon	Sapporo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:29:17
1996	1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:28:39
1999	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:26:39
2000	Osaka International Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	9th	Marathon	2:31:22
2000	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	10th	Marathon	2:31:12
2001	Gold Coast Marathon	Gold Coast, Australia	1st	Marathon	2:35:40
2001	Tokyo International Women's Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	10th	Marathon	2:31:00
2007	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	5th	Marathon	2:52:45

Awards

Arimori was voted Japanese Athlete of the Year in 1992 and 1996.

Personal life

Arimori was born on December 17, 1966, in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Prior to the 1992 Olympics, Arimori participated in altitude training in Colorado. She married Gabriel Wilson in January 1998 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. They separated one month after their marriage, and Wilson revealed his extensive debts and previous homosexual tendencies, admitting "I was gay", at a press conference. They officially divorced in July 2011.

References

"Arimori Yuko". Biography. International Association of Athletics Federations. 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
Sandrock, Mike (2016-07-31). "Boulder plays big role in Japanese runners' success".
Wilce, Matt. "Big in Japan: Arimori Yuko". Metropolis. Metropolis KK. Archived from the original on 2010-02-06. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
ゲイ発言も…離婚の有森裕子さん [Gay revelations... Yuko Arimori divorces]. MSN Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

External links

IAAF profile
Official blog (in Japanese)

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