Yasuko Hashimoto

{{short description|Japanese long-distance runner}} {{Nihongo|'''Yasuko Hashimoto'''|橋本康子|Hashimoto Yasuko|born August 12, 1975}} is a Japanese long-distance runner, whose main event is the marathon. She won the 2007 edition of the Nagoya Marathon, clocking 2:28:49. Her personal best (2:25:21) was set in 2005. Other wins in her career include the Berlin Marathon in 2003 and consecutive wins at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in 2003 and 2004. She was born in Motomiya.

She represented her country in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.

==Achievements== *<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small> {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{JPN}} |- |2003 |Berlin Marathon |Berlin, Germany |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |2:26:32 |- |2007 |Nagoya Marathon |Nagoya, Japan |bgcolor=gold|1st |2:28:49 |}

==References== * {{World Athletics}}

{{Footer Berlin Marathon Champions Women}} {{Footer Nagoya Marathon Champions}} {{Japan Championships in Athletics women's marathon champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Yasuko}} Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes from Fukushima Prefecture Category:Japanese women long-distance runners Category:Japanese women marathon runners Category:Berlin Marathon women winners Category:Japan Championships in Athletics winners Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan