Nanae Sasaki

Nanae Nagata (永田 七恵, Nagata Nanae), born as Nanae Sasaki (佐々木 七恵, Sasaki Nanae), (February 8, 1956 – June 27, 2009) was a Japanese long-distance runner.

She was a high school teacher in Ōfunato, Iwate when she set a Japanese record of 2:40:56 at the Boston Marathon in 1981.

She quit running as an amateur and began her professional career with the S & B Foods Inc. Athletic Club, which included among its members her coach, Kiyoshi Nakamura, and Toshihiko Seko, then one of the top marathon runners in the world.

She set a new Japanese record of 2:35:00 at the Christchurch Marathon in June 1982.

She won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1983, and she represented Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing the race in 19th place, at 2:37:04.

She retired from competition after setting her personal best time of 2:33:57 at the Nagoya Marathon in March 1995, and she then served as a coach at the S & B Athletic Club for a while.

On June 29, 2009, Japanese news media reported that she died on June 27 at the age of 53 due to colorectal cancer.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
1981 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 13th Marathon 2:41:48
1983 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:37:09
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 19th Marathon 2:37:04
1985 Nagoya Marathon Nagoya, Japan 1st Marathon 2:33:57

References
  1. Olympic marathon runner Nagata dies at 53 dated 29 June 2009
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