is a Japanese athlete who competes primarily in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He competed at 2005 and 2007 World Championships reaching the semifinals stage the second time. He holds national records at several distances.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *800 metres – 1:50.35 (Tajimi 2010) *1000 metres – 2:19.65 (Abashiri 2005) NR *1500 metres – 3:37.42 (Heusden-Zolder 2004) NR *One mile – 3:59.06 (Amagasaki 2002) *2000 metres – 5:07.24 (Kortrijk 2006) NR *5000 metres – 13:53.90 (Kanazawa 2001) *10,000 metres – 28:47.66 (Yokohama 2001) *Half marathon – 1:04:53 (Inuyama 2001) Indoor *1500 metres – 3:49.77 (Doha 2008) *One mile – 4:04.76 (Boston 2005) NR

References

1978 births Living people Japanese male middle-distance runners Asian Games competitors for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub