Eriko Asai

{{nihongo|Eriko Asai|浅井えり子|Asai Eriko|extra=born October 20, 1959}} is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She won a gold medal winner at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea, and won the 1994 edition of the Nagoya Women's Marathon. She competed at a weight of 40 kilograms and a height of 150 centimeters.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/eriko-asai-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213535/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/eriko-asai-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Eriko Asai}}

Achievements

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1986 \|Asian Games \|Seoul, South Korea \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Marathon \|2:41:03
1987 \|World Championships \|Rome, Italy \|26th \|Marathon \|2:48:44
1988 \|Olympic Games \|Seoul, South Korea \|25th \|Marathon \|2:34:41
1992 \|World Half Marathon Championships \|Newcastle, United Kingdom \|7th \|Half marathon \|1:10:51
1994 \|Nagoya Women's Marathon \|Nagoya, Japan \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Marathon \|2:30:30

colspan="6"|Representing {{JPN}}

1986

|Asian Games

|Seoul, South Korea

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|Marathon

|2:41:03

1987

|World Championships

|Rome, Italy

|26th

|Marathon