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1491:Eunice Kirwa
1490:
1482:Eunice Kirwa
1481:
1473:Eunice Kirwa
1472:
1455:Ryoko Kizaki
1437:
1249:Wanda Panfil
1240:Zhao Youfeng
1231:Zhao Youfeng
1213:Katrin Dörre
1204:Nanae Sasaki
1195:Glenys Quick
1128:Rose Chelimo
1119:Eunice Kirwa
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1101:Ham Bong-sil
1083:Zhong Huandi
1074:Zhao Youfeng
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663:Eunice Kirwa
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532:1500 metres
529:7th (heats)
510:1500 metres
453:
444:Ryoko Kizaki
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344:road running
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329:steeplechase
321:Sylvia Kibet
317:1,500 metres
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294:road running
290:1,500 metres
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236:2014 Incheon
206:2015 Beijing
132:Medal record
23:Eunice Kirwa
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1564:1984 births
1384:Yumiko Hara
1048:Asian Games
566:Asian Games
548:, Paraguay
476:Competition
392:Fatuma Sado
220:Asian Games
49:20 May 1984
1553:Categories
1375:Reiko Tosa
1303:Izumi Maki
1285:Eriko Asai
1065:Eriko Asai
632:References
526:, Hungary
450:Doping ban
333:North Rift
53:1984-05-20
1429:Yuri KanĹŤ
1267:Teruko Oe
1108:2006–10:
737:Eurosport
689:USA Today
620:Marathon
601:Marathon
579:Marathon
557:02:33:42
554:Marathon
504:, Poland
502:Bydgoszcz
104:Personal
93:Athletics
1438:Not held
1052:marathon
921:Archived
709:Archived
666:Archived
647:Archived
614:, China
595:, Japan
546:AsunciĂłn
524:Debrecen
482:Position
372:AsunciĂłn
368:marathon
264:marathon
242:Marathon
212:Marathon
184:Marathon
122:Marathon
1183:winners
624:2:27:39
612:Beijing
571:Incheon
414:), and
348:10K run
155:Bahrain
106:best(s)
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743:23 May
593:Nagoya
488:Notes
416:Luanda
400:Lisbon
307:Career
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76:Weight
68:Height
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1529:(JPN)
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1511:(NAM)
1502:(ETH)
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1242:(CHN)
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1197:(NZL)
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1103:(PRK)
1094:(JPN)
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1076:(CHN)
1067:(JPN)
584:2015
562:2014
537:2012
515:2001
493:1999
485:Event
479:Venue
288:over
89:Sport
84:Sport
61:Kenya
745:2019
617:3rd
598:1st
576:1st
551:1st
507:5th
473:Year
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