Risa Shigetomo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Risa Shigetomo

Japanese distance runner

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1987

Place of Birth: Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Risa Shigetomo (?? ??, Shigetomo Risa, born 29 August 1987 in Bizen) is a Japanese long-distance runner.
She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 78th with a time of 2:40:06.
She finished in 14th place in the marathon at the 2015 World Championship with a time of 2:32:37.
Her personal best is 2:23:23, set in Osaka in 2012, while she was winning the 2012 Osaka marathon.
She won the Osaka Marathon again in 2017, in a time of 2:24:22.
Winning the Osaka Marathon earned her a place on Japan's 2017 World Championship team.