Hiromi Suzuki (athlete)
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is a former female long-distance runner from Japan
. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. Suzuki is best known for winning the world title in the women's marathon in Athens, Greece (1997).
Japan
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. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996. Suzuki is best known for winning the world title in the women's marathon in Athens, Greece (1997).
Personal bests
- 3,000 metres — 9:21.92 (01/01/1987)
- 5,000 metres — 15:30.43 (25/07/1999)
- 10,000 metres — 31:19.40 (09/06/1996)
- Half Marathon — 1:10:33 (18/07/1999)
- Marathon — 2:26:27 (28/01/1996)