Izumi Maki (真木 和, Maki Izumi, née Yamaoka (山岡); December 10, 1968 – October 18, 2018 in Namikata, Ehime)[1] was a Japanese long-distance runner who competed in the marathon.
In addition to her Olympic appearances, Maki competed three times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (1991 to 1993) with her best performance being 22nd in the 1991 women's race.
She was also a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics in the 10,000 m, coming 20th in 1991 and 17th in 1993.
[2] Maki had back-to-back wins at the Shibetsu Half Marathon in 1993 and 1994,[3] and also won the Gold Coast Half Marathon in the latter year.
[4] She was the initial winner of the 1995 Sapporo Half Marathon in a time of 70:10 minutes, but was disqualified for a doping violation and banned for three month.