Overview
- Shiseido’s track team announced the appointment Friday on its official website, which also carried a brief comment from Yamashita.
- Sachiko Yamashita, 61, won silver in the women’s marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and finished fourth at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
- The title is dedicated marathon coach for the corporate team, and public reports so far do not list a start date, contract terms, or program changes.
- Her hiring gives Shiseido’s marathon group direct guidance from a coach with top-level racing experience, which can help athletes navigate elite competition.
- In Japan, corporate track teams develop many national-caliber runners, and they often recruit former stars as coaches, so this appointment fits that model.