Noriko Higuchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Noriko Higuchi
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1985(1985-05-23)
Age	39
Birthplace	Kyoto
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Taurus

Noriko Higuchi Biography

Noriko Higuchi is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on May 23, 1985 in Kyoto, Japan. Noriko Higuchi (Japanese: Tong Kou Ji Zi ; born 23 May, 1985) is female Japanese long-distance runner , who is specialized in running marathons. She was the winner of the Tokyo Marathon in 2011 in the record time of 2:28.49 hours. She also was the Asian Marathon Champion in 2011.

She was beaten in the Nagoya Women’s Marathon in 2012 placing 21st overall. She was much more successful at 2013. Osaka race, finishing sixth. For her American debut she led the pack to take in the rock ‘n’ roll Virginia Beach Half-Marathon. The year ended with 8th place at the Yokohama Women’s Marathon. She was the winner of in the Osaka Half Marathon in 2014 and finished second at the Kumanichi 30K. A run at the 2013 Boston Marathon resulted in a time of 2:33:39 minutes for 19th place. She continued to compete internationally, securing a tenth place finishing at this year’s Vienna City Marathon. She didn’t compete in the course in the following two seasons, and her standing declined after the top ten finish at lower levels of Japanese races.

She ran her first marathon during the 2010 Osaka Women’s Marathon, but did not finish the distance. Her performance was better in the Tokyo Marathon a month later and finished in 2:28:49, which was ahead of Russian Tatyana Aryasova. The Russian was later disqualified for doping, which made Higuchi her the Tokyo champion. The Kenyan finished second behind Elizabeth Chemweno at the Pattaya Marathon gave Higuchi her first title in the region at the race, which was also it was the Asian Marathon Championships. For her fourth marathon in the calendar, Higuchi was able to slow to finish in 2:48:45 to finish 12th in Hokkaido.

Noriko Higuchi Net Worth

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

From Kyoto She began participating in road-running competitions in Japan in her teens. She was eighth at the Sanyo Women’s 10K in 2004 and then finished third in the Kyoto City Half Marathon in her hometown in 2005 and in 2006. She was a student at Ritsumeikan University and competed in collegiate races with a top finish with her legs in the Japan Collegiate Ekiden Championships in 2007 and 2006 and also being the top on the collegiate side at the 2007 Inter- Prefectural Women’s Ekiden. After graduation, she was a member of Wacoal’s corporate running team. Wacoal Corporate Running Team.

Higuchi was the winner of Higuchi the Shibetsu Half Marathon in 2008 and set a personal record of 1:12:19 minutes during the Marugame Half Marathon the next year, but she finished 12th at the event with the highest profile. She kept improving by running a personal best of 1:10:51 during Marugame in 2010. She followed that with winning the Sendai Half Marathon. She was selected for the team representing Japan during the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and finished 29th, just in the same position as her compatriots Yoshimi Ozaki Ryoko Kizaki as well as Hiroko Miyauchi, who earned the team bronze.

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Noriko Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Noriko Higuchi celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.