Kayoko Fukushi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kayoko Fukushi
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1982(1982-03-25)
Age	42
Birthplace	Itayanagi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Aomori Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Kayoko Fukushi Biography

Kayoko Fukushi is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on March 25, 1982 in Itayanagi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Kayoko Fukushi (Fu Shi Jia Dai Zi Fukushi Kayoko, born on the 25th of March 1982, in Itayanagi, Aomori) is a Japanese long-distance athlete who is an expert in the 10,000, 5000 meters and marathon. Fukushi competed for Japan in the 2004 the 2008 as well as in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She won bronze in the marathon event at the 2012 World Championships in Athletics. She holds the best time in marathons of 2:22:17 minutes.

She was selected as the torch-lighter during the 2003 Asian Winter Games which took place within the Aomori Prefecture, her home region.

Despite her continental success, she failed to break through on the global scene, just finishing in (or near) the top ten at the World Championships in 2007 and 2009, and an eleventh-place finish at 2008 Beijing Olympics. She made her marathon debut at the 2008 Osaka Ladies Marathon and led the race up to the 30 km mark. However, her pacing collapsed soon after that point and she ended up in 19th place with a time of 2:40:54 hours, over fifteen minutes adrift of the winner.

She came back to the half marathon in July 2010 and won at the Shibetsu Half Marathon, although her time of 1:12:25 was below her best. Fukushi’s track form deteriorated somewhat that year – she attempted to defend her Asian title at the 2010 Asian Games but came fourth over 10,000 m and fifth in the 5000 m. She anchored the Kyoto team to victory at the Inter-Prefectural Women’s Ekiden in January 2011, increasing her team’s lead in the final 10 km leg of the race.

With a focus in track, she competed at her first global senior track event in 2003. She placed 11th in the 5000 m race at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, however, she had less success in her Olympic debut, finishing 26th in the 10,000m in the 2004 Athens Games. She was a double-figure performer in 2005 at the World Championships in Athletics, finishing in the top ten of both long-distance track events.

Kayoko Fukushi Net Worth

Kayoko Fukushi is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kayoko Fukushi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 2002 Asian Games she took the silver medal in the 5000/10,000 meters, being second only to Sun Yingjie both occasions.

Fukushi took home two gold medals during her participation in the 2002 Asian Games and then she won the gold 10,000 m silver medal in the edition of 2006. Fukushi was the former world record holder for the 15km road race, and is an official Japanese record holder for the 10,000 m, 5000m and 10K road distances. Fukushi has also been a 6 times champion of the national championship in the 5000 m distance. Additionally she has ran more sub 34-minute 10,000 m races in competition than any other female anywhere in the world (as as of 2014, this record is 44).

On February 5, 2006 at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon she broke the 15-kilometre road running record by running the distance in 46:55 minutes. Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia improved the record to 46:28 minutes in 2009. During the race in Marugame she also set the Asian record in the half marathon. She had more success on home turf soon after with a win at the Fukuoka International Cross Country. She competed at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, also held in Fukuoka, and took sixth place in the long race – one of only two non-East African runners to make the top ten. Her finish also led the Japanese women to the bronze medal in the team competition. She claimed a bronze on the track at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, coming third over 5000 m and took the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games – her first major championship win.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Kayoko Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kayoko Fukushi celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.