HIRONAKA Ririka

Date of Birth: 24 Nov 2000

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.64/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 5000m	2
	Women's 10000m	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 10000m Final	Finished
	Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium	Women's 5000m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Olympic Games
7	Women's 10000m	2020	Tokyo, JPN	31:00.71
9	Women's 5000m	2020	Tokyo, JPN	14:52.84
World Championships
7	Women's 10000m	2023	Budapest, HUN	31:35.12
12	Women's 10000m	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	30:39.71
Heats	Women's 5000m	2023	Budapest, HUN	15:11.16
Heats	Women's 5000m	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	15:02.03

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Languages spoken:

Japan Post [Japan]

Masahiko Takahashi [club], JPN

She took up the sport seriously in grade seven at Sakuragahara Junior High School in Omura, Japan. (ncctv, 17 Jun 2019)

She was encouraged by her mother who used to compete in the sport. (asahi, 09 Mar 2019)

To compete in 5000m and 10,000m at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nishinippon, 29 Jan 2022)

She considers a hat her mother bought for her in middle school as her lucky charm. (this, 09 Feb 2020)

Philosophy:

"Never give up no matter how hard the situation is." (japanpost, 01 Apr 2020)

In 2021 she was presented with the West Japan Sports Award. (nishinippon, 29 Jan 2022)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event