Mara Yamauchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mara Yamauchi
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1973(1973-08-13)
Age	51
Birthplace	Oxford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Mara Yamauchi Biography

Mara Yamauchi is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on August 13, 1973 in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. A long distance runner who finished sixth in the 2008 Olympics marathon.

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Yamauchi was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England to Dorothy and Norman Myers, and lived with her family until she was eight years old in Nairobi, Kenya. She was named after the Mara River which runs through Kenya where her parents lived for 25 years in total. Yamauchi started running with Oxford club Headington RoadRunners while still at school, but took up running seriously when she was an undergraduate at university, competing mainly in cross-country races. After graduating at St Anne’s College, Oxford (Politics, Philosophy & Economics) she studied a one-year master’s degree at the London School of Economics. During this time she joined Parkside AC (now Harrow AC) and was coached by Bob Parker, who coached David Bedford, former 10,000m world record- holder and current director of the Virgin London marathon. After finishing her studies, Yamauchi joined the British Foreign Ministry, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in 1996. In 1997 she earned her first GB vest, finishing 38th in the European Cross Country championships. In 1998 she won the English National Cross Country championships.

From 1998 to 2002 she took a break from athletics, focusing on her work at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. In 2002, she married Shigetoshi Yamauchi, a Japanese national. After returning to live in the UK in 2002, she started running seriously again, under the FCO’s flexible working scheme which enabled her to job-share and then work part-time. She ran her first marathon in April 2004 at the London marathon, placing 17th in 2:39:16. She also earned selection for GB again, running in the Chiba ekiden relay race in Japan in November 2004.

Shigetoshi Yamauchi was her husband.

Mara Yamauchi Net Worth

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

She was a student at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. There she discovered her passion for running.

She won the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 2008.

Mara Rosalind Yamauchi (born Mara Myers 13 August 1973) is a British long- distance track and road running athlete. She currently holds the second fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind former world-record holder, Paula Radcliffe.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mara Yamauchi height 5 ft 4 in Mara weight 51 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mara Yamauchi Dating?

According to our records, Mara Yamauchi married to Shigetoshi Yamauchi. As of December 1, 2023, Mara Yamauchi’s is not dating anyone.

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On 22 April 2007 Yamauchi was the leading Briton in the London Marathon, finishing sixth.

Facts & Trivia

Mara Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mara Yamauchi celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.

She set a personal best in winning the 2008 Osaka Ladies Marathon in a time of 2:25:03 and then took third place in the Tokyo marathon.