A delighted Reiko is pictured above, fist clenched in celebration, about to cross the line to
win the bronze medal in the womens Marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Willed on by her home support, Tosa delighted her fans by passing China's Xiaolin Zhu
in the closing stages to claim what was Japan's only medal of the championships.
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Women's Marathon.
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Catherine NDEREBA |
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KEN |
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2: 30: 37 |
| 2. Chunxiu ZHOU |
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CHN |
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2: 30: 45 |
| 3. Reiko TOSA |
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JPN |
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2: 30: 55 |
| 4. Xiaolin ZHU |
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CHN |
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2: 31: 21 |
| 5. Lidia SIMON |
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ROM |
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2: 31: 26 |
| 6. Kiyoko SHIMAHARA |
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JPN |
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2: 31: 40 |
| 7. Rita Jeptoo SITIENEI |
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KEN |
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2: 32: 03 |
| 8. Edith MASAI |
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KEN |
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2: 32: 22 |
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Reiko Tosa crosses the finish line at Edmonton to take the Marathon silver medal.
12th August 2001. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
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Women's Marathon.
World Athletics Championships 2001
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| 1. Lidia SIMON |
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ROM |
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2.26.01 |
| 2. Reiko TOSA |
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JAP |
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2.26.06 |
| 3. Svetlana ZAKHAROVA |
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RUS |
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2.26.18 |
| 4. Y. SHIBUI |
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JAP |
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2.26.33 |
| 5. Sonja KROLIK |
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GER |
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2.28.17 |
| 6. F. BARSOSIO |
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KEN |
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2.28.36 |
| 7. S. GEMECHE |
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ETH |
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2.28.40 |
| 8. L. MORGUNOVA |
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RUS |
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2.28.54 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS Marathon.
2009 2:29:19 Tokyo 22 MAR
2008 2:46:26 Beijing 20 APR
2007 2:30:55 Osaka 02 SEP
2006 2:26:15 Tokyo 19 NOV
2004 2:23:57 Nagoya 14 MAR
2002 2:22:46 London 14 APR
2001 2:26:06 Edmonton 12 AUG
2000 2:24:36 Nagoya 12 MAR
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES.
5000 Metres 15:37.08 Nobeoka 27 MAY 2000
10,000 Metres 32:07.66 Shizuoka 03 MAY 2005
15 Kilometres 50:06 Tokyo 19 NOV 2006
20 Kilometres 1:07:02 Tokyo 19 NOV 2006
Half Marathon 1:09:36 Palermo 03 OCT 1999
25 Kilometres 1:24:17 Tokyo 19 NOV 2006
30 Kilometres 1:41:48 Tokyo 19 NOV 2006
Marathon 2:22:46 London 14 APR 2002