Kasumi Nishihara Explained

is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long-distance events. She won two medals at the 2009 Summer Universiade – the gold in the 10,000 metres and the silver in the 5000 metres.

International competitions

2008	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	17:11.14
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	5000 m	16:33.28
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000 m	15:46.95
			bgcolor=gold	1st	10,000 m	33:14.62
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	8th	10,000 m	32:41.49
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	13th	10,000 m	32:12.95

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 3000 metres – 9:15.9 (Kyoto 2006)
• 5000 metres – 15:23.80 (Yamaguchi 2011)
• 10,000 metres – 31:53.69 (Kobe 2014)
• 10 kilometres – 32:26 (Okayama 2010)
• Half marathon – 1:11:58 (Kyoto 2009)