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Hashimoto holds off Hiroyama to win Nagoya race

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Hashimoto crosses the finish line in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 49 seconds to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 11. Hashimoto surged ahead of defending champion Harumi Hiroyama with 700 meters remaining.

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Hashimoto holds off Hiroyama to win Nagoya race

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Hashimoto (R) surges ahead of defending champion Harumi Hiroyama with 700 meters remaining to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 11. Hashimoto, winner of the 2003 Berlin Marathon, ran shoulder to shoulder with Hiroyama for about 3 km before running away into Mizuho stadium and holding on to cross the line in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 49 seconds.

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Veteran Hiroyama wins Nagoya race for 1st marathon title

NAGOYA, Japan - Harumi Hiroyama gets a hug from her husband and coach Tsutomu after winning the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 12 with her second personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 26 seconds.

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Veteran Hiroyama wins Nagoya race for 1st marathon title

NAGOYA, Japan - Veteran Japanese runner Harumi Hiroyama crosses the finish line at Mizuho stadium to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 12, coming from behind to beat former national record holder Yoko Shibui for her first full marathon title.

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Former Japan midfielder Hiroyama joins Montpellier

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japan international midfielder Nozomi Hiroyama (R), who signed a contract to join French first-division club Montpellier, shows off his shirt, assisted by Montpellier President Laurent Nicollin at a news conference July 23. The 26-year-old will become the first Japanese player to ply his trade in French soccer's top flight.

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Hiroyama advances to final in women's 10,000m race

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Harumi Hiroyama takes an early lead in the women's 10,000m first round race at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 27. Hiroyama advanced to the final scheduled for Sept. 30.

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Hiroyama arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese distance runner Harumi Hiroyama arrives in Sydney on Sept. 21 for the start of the athletics competition at the 2000 Olympic Games. Hiroyama is entered in the women's 10,000 meters and will compete in a preliminary heat on Sept. 27. The track and field competition gets under way Sept. 22.

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Olympic selection Hiroyama 2nd in IAAF Grand Prix meet

OSAKA, Japan - Harumi Hiroyama (58), recently named to the Japanese Olympic team for the Sydney Games in September, finishes second to Ethiopia's Yomenashu Taye (14) in the women's 5,000 meters at the IAAF Grand Prix track and field meet at Nagai stadium in Osaka on May 13. Hiroyama is slated to run in the 10,000 in Sydney.

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Veteran Hiroyama wins Nagoya race for 1st marathon title

NAGOYA, Japan - Harumi Hiroyama gets a hug from her husband and coach Tsutomu after winning the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 12 with her second personal best time of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 26 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Hiroyama wins Nagoya race for 1st marathon title

NAGOYA, Japan - Veteran Japanese runner Harumi Hiroyama crosses the finish line at Mizuho stadium to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 12, coming from behind to beat former national record holder Yoko Shibui for her first full marathon title. (Kyodo)

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Hashimoto holds off Hiroyama to win Nagoya race

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Hashimoto crosses the finish line in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 49 seconds to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 11. Hashimoto surged ahead of defending champion Harumi Hiroyama with 700 meters remaining. (Kyodo)

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Hashimoto holds off Hiroyama to win Nagoya race

NAGOYA, Japan - Yasuko Hashimoto (R) surges ahead of defending champion Harumi Hiroyama with 700 meters remaining to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 11. Hashimoto, winner of the 2003 Berlin Marathon, ran shoulder to shoulder with Hiroyama for about 3 km before running away into Mizuho stadium and holding on to cross the line in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 49 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Hiroyama places 10th in Tokyo Marathon, her last race

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran marathoner Harumi Hiroyama (L) of Japan is given a coat by her husband and coach Tsutomu after finishing the Tokyo Marathon, her last race, in 10th on March 22. (Kyodo)

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Former Japan midfielder Hiroyama joins Montpellier

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japan international midfielder Nozomi Hiroyama (R), who signed a contract to join French first-division club Montpellier, shows off his shirt, assisted by Montpellier President Laurent Nicollin at a news conference July 23. The 26-year-old will become the first Japanese player to ply his trade in French soccer's top flight. (Kyodo)

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Hiroyama advances to final in women's 10,000m race

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Harumi Hiroyama takes an early lead in the women's 10,000m first round race at the Olympic Stadium on Sept. 27. Hiroyama advanced to the final scheduled for Sept. 30.

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Hiroyama arrives in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese distance runner Harumi Hiroyama arrives in Sydney on Sept. 21 for the start of the athletics competition at the 2000 Olympic Games. Hiroyama is entered in the women's 10,000 meters and will compete in a preliminary heat on Sept. 27. The track and field competition gets under way Sept. 22.

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Olympic selection Hiroyama 2nd in IAAF Grand Prix meet

OSAKA, Japan - Harumi Hiroyama (58), recently named to the Japanese Olympic team for the Sydney Games in September, finishes second to Ethiopia's Yomenashu Taye (14) in the women's 5,000 meters at the IAAF Grand Prix track and field meet at Nagai stadium in Osaka on May 13. Hiroyama is slated to run in the 10,000 in Sydney.

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Simon wins Osaka women's marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Lidia Simon of Romania (R) cuts the winning tape at Nagai stadium in Osaka on Jan. 30, beating Harumi Hiroyama of Japan (L). Simon clocked 2 hours, 22 minutes, 54 seconds to win the Osaka International Women's Marathon for the third consecutive year.