Athlete Profile: Mariko Adachi

Mariko Adachi

Japan
Born: 1983

Starts

86

Podiums

18

Wins

6 Biography

Adachi has gone from a relative unknown to one of the superstars of triathlon in Japan with her consistent performances through the start of the 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Adachi now has her sights set on a top three finish in the Series as well as a gold medal at the 16th annual Asian Games in Guangzhou later this year. She won the 2008 Amakusa ITU Triathlon Asian Cup as well as the 2009 Mekong River ITU Triathlon Asian Cup. Adachi is a former competitive swimmer and has been racing triathlons at an elite level since 2006. She finished 9th, 3rd and 2nd at the Japan National Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. She believes that triathlon provides a great opportunity to meet new people, which is why the sport attracts people from around the world.

Latest Athlete Results

19	2016 JPN Triathlon National Championships 09 Oct, 2016 - Elite Women - 02:08:49
5	2016 Osaka NTT ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup 10 Jul, 2016 - Elite Women - 01:05:06
3	2016 Gamagori NTT ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup 26 Jun, 2016 - Elite Women - 02:00:34
47	2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 14 May, 2016 - Elite Women - 02:03:16
6	2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships 30 Apr, 2016 - Elite Women - 02:06:00
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47	2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2016-05-14 - Elite Women - 02:03:16
39	2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago 2015-09-15 - Elite Women - 02:01:18
31	2015 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2015-05-16 - Elite Women - 02:02:07
33	2015 ITU World Triathlon Cape Town 2015-04-25 - Elite Women - 01:55:37
29	2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton 2014-08-29 - Elite Women - 02:04:48
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14	London 2012 Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:02:04
1	2010 Guangzhou Asian Games 2010-11-13 - Elite Women - 02:05:43
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Weekend Race Roundup - April 29
This weekend, Japan cleaned up on continental champions in Subic Bay at Asian Championships, while Europe saw stellar racing from Russia's elites and juniors at the Antalya ITU Triathlon European Cup.
29 Apr, 2013
Adachi and Hosoda defend titles at Asian Championships
Reigning champions Mariko Adachi and Yuichi Hosoda each defended their Asian Championship titles on Saturday in Subic Bay, giving Japan a clean sweep of the podium in both the women's and men's race.
27 Apr, 2013
Japanese athletes return to defend titles at Asian Championships
This weekend, Subic Bay will welcome the ASTC Asian Championships. The women's race will be headlined by reigning champion Mariko Adachi, while Yuichi Hosoda returns to defend his title in…
25 Apr, 2013
2012 Yokohama Pre-race Press Conference Highlights
Olympic medallists Lisa Norden, Erin Densham and Javier Gomez along with 2011 Yokohama winner Joao Silva and the 2012 Japanese Olympic team discussed current form before the 2012 ITU World…
28 Sep, 2012
Japan announces Olympic team for London 2012
The Japan Triathlon Union (JTU) has announced that Juri Ide, Ai Ueda, Mariko Adachi, Yuichi Hosoda and Hirokatsu Tayama have been selected to represent Japan at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
05 Jun, 2012