Miyuki Uehara

Miyuki Uehara

Uehara leading the 5000 m final at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1995-11-22) November 22, 1995
Kagoshima
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight 39 kg (86 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Coached by Sachiko Yamashita[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 m – 4:19.71 (2012)
3000 m – 9:06.91 (2012)
5000 m – 15:21.40 (2015)
10,000 m – 31:38.80 (2016)
10 km – 34:16 (2016)[3]

Miyuki Uehara (Japanese: 上原 美幸; born November 22, 1995) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

Born in Kagoshima, she attended high school there and after graduation became a professional corporate runner with Dai-ichi Life. She made her first progress at senior national level in 2015, coming seventh at the Japanese National Games, then took fifth over 5000 m at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics.[4]

As a junior athlete, she made her breakthrough at the Asian Cross Country Championships, leading the Japanese in the individual and team events for two junior gold medals.[5] Later that year, she placed eighth on the track in the 3000 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was on Japan's fourth-placed junior team at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. In 2015 she improved her track bests to 15:21.40 minutes for the 5000 m and 32:16.66 minutes forthe 10,000 m.[6]

Under the guidance of coach Sachiko Yamashita (a former world medallist in the marathon), she gained selection for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and, after front-running her heat, she made it to the Olympic 5000 m final – only the second Japanese woman to achieve that feat.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 Asian Cross Country Championships Qingzhen, China 1st Junior race
1st Junior team
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 3000 m 9:21.81
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 19th Junior race 19:32
4th Junior team 90 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th 5000 m 15:34.97

References

  1. 1 2 Miyuki Uehara. Rio2016. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Larner, Brett (August 17, 2016). Rio de Janeiro Olympics Athletics Day Five Japanese Results . Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. ↑ Miyuki Uehara. All-Athletics. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ 上原 美幸　Miyuki Uehara (Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (March 25, 2012). Bahrain dominates at Asian XC champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  6. ↑ Miyuki Uehara. IAAF. Retrieved on August 19, 2016.
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