is a Japanese

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

competing primarily in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. He represented his country at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Championships. His personal best in the event is 1:45.75 set in Tokyo in 2014. This is the current national record.

International competitions

References

1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture Japanese male middle-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Japan Championships in Athletics winners Nihon University alumni 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub