Sumie Inagaki
Inagaki at the 2007 Soochow International 24-Hour Ultra-Marathon
Personal information
Born (1966-04-06) April 6, 1966 (age 57)
Hokkaido
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportultramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
ultramarathon
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taipei 24-hour run
Gold medal – first place 2004 Brno 24-hour run

Sumie Inagaki (稲垣寿美恵, Inagaki Sumie, born 6 April 1966) is a Japanese ultramarathon runner from Hokkaido. Inagaki holds current women's world record in 24-hour run Indoor (240.631 kilometres (149.521 mi), Espoo FIN, Jan 2011),[1] and in 48-hour run Track (397.103 kilometres (246.748 mi), Surgeres FRA, May 2010).[2] She is a two time female winner of IAU 24-Hour Run World Championship.[3] She was the female winner of 2006 and 2009 Spartathlon,[4] and the female winner of 2011 and 2012 Badwater Ultramarathon.[5]

Competition record

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2006 World Championships Taipei, Republic of China 1st 24-hour run 237.144 km
2004 World Championships Brno, Czech Republic 1st 24-hour run 237.154 km

Non-championship races

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2006

Personal life

After graduating from college, Inagaki worked at a kindergarten. She eventually started taking yoga lessons, and now she is an aerobics and yoga instructor.[20]

Inagaki states that ultramarathon is not her job, but what she loves to do, where she finds the joy of life. "What I do is a fun run. I train as if I were having a picnic."[21][22]

References

  1. ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/World_Best_Performances_FEB_13_.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Αποτελέσματα".
  5. ^ "Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  6. ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/IAU_WBP_WABP_201405.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/images/file/IAU_WBP_WABP_201405.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  12. ^ "Soochow International 24 Hour Ultramarathon 2012". 9 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "Badwater Ultramarathon Race Results, 2000 to the present". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-26.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
  21. ^ Chunichi Sports Newspaper 29 May 2006
  22. ^ http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/hapiti0201/imgs/6/a/6abc768b.jpg[bare URL image file]
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