Kayoko Obata

{{nihongo|Kayoko Obata|小幡佳代子|Obata Kayoko|born September 18, 1971}} is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on January 30, 2000 in Osaka, clocking 2:25:14.

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{JPN}}
1994 \|Hokkaido Marathon \|Sapporo, Japan \|7th \|Marathon \|2:53:18
rowspan=2\|1995 \|Nagoya Marathon \|Nagoya, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:43:22
Hokkaido Marathon \|Sapporo, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:42:53
1996 \|Tokyo Marathon \|Tokyo, Japan \|9th \|Marathon \|2:37:10
rowspan=2\|1997 \|Nagoya Marathon \|Nagoya, Japan \|9th \|Marathon \|2:32:01
Berlin Marathon \|Berlin, Germany \|4th \|Marathon \|2:27:27
rowspan=2\|1998 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|12th \|Marathon \|2:33:09
Chicago Marathon \|Chicago, United States \|4th \|Marathon \|2:28:39
rowspan=2\|1999 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|4th \|Marathon \|2:26:18
World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|8th \|Marathon \|2:25:46
rowspan=2\|2000 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:25:14
Chicago Marathon \|Chicago, United States \|5th \|Marathon \|2:31:59
rowspan=3\|2001 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:32:14
Chicago Marathon \|Chicago, United States \|6th \|Marathon \|2:32:19
Tsuchiyama Marathon \|Tsuchiyama, Japan \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|Marathon \|2:54:44
rowspan=2\|2002 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|23rd \|Marathon \|2:45:13
Chicago Marathon \|Chicago, United States \|7th \|Marathon \|2:28:15
2004 \|Paris Marathon \|Paris, France \|12th \|Marathon \|2:42:57
rowspan=2\|2006 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Marathon \|2:25:52
Asian Games \|Doha, Qatar \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Marathon \|2:30:38
rowspan=2\|2010 \|Osaka International Ladies Marathon \|Osaka, Japan \|5th \|Marathon \|2:40:28
Rome City Marathon \|Rome, Italy \|13th \|Marathon \|2:40:28

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

1994

|Hokkaido Marathon

|Sapporo, Japan

|7th

|Marathon

|2:53:18

rowspan=2|1995

|Nagoya Marathon

|Nagoya, Japan

|5th

|Marathon