Hisanori Kitajima

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Hisanori Kitajima (born 16 October 1984) is a Japanese long-distance runner.

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University career

Kitajim competed for Toyo University and won a stage of the Hakone Ekiden. [1]

2015 season

In 2015, Kitajim won the Sydney Marathon with a time of 2:12:44. [2] He also won the Nobeoka West Japan Marathon. [1]

2016 season

Kitajima finished 2nd at the 2016 Lake Biwa Marathon and was the top finishing runner from Japan. As this was a qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic Team he earned selection for the 2016 Olympics, [3] He earned second place by passing Suehiro Ishikawa with one kilometer to go. [1] where he finished 93rd overall.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Late surge puts Kitajima on path to Rio". The Japan News. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "More than 30,000 compete in Sydney Running Festival, racing from Milsons Point to Opera House - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lake Biwa-Marathon : Hisanori Kitajima holt Olympia-Ticket - RUNNER'S WORLD". Runnersworld.de. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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