Hiroki Matsueda (松枝博輝, born 20 May 1993) is a Japanese

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He is expected to compete in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. He also won the 5000 m at the 2017 and 2019 Japanese Championships and won the bronze medal in the same event at the

2019 Asian Athletics Championships The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Cham ...

. As of 2022, he is part of the

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athletics team.

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Japanese male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 1993 births Living people Olympic athletes for Japan Fujitsu people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub