Takayuki Matsumiya ( ja, 松宮隆行; born 21 February 1980 in

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) is a

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long-distance runner who specializes in

marathon race The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

s. He holds the Asian record and Japanese record over 25 km and 30 km. He has a twin brother, Yuko, who is also a top-level marathon runner. He made his debut over the marathon distance at the Nobeoka Marathon, which he finished in a time of 2:18:48. He also made his global championship debut that year, competing at the

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and taking 53rd place overall.Matsumiya Takayuki
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-07. He was eleventh at the 2005 World Half Marathon Championships, which was good enough to help Japan finish third in the team competition. He won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in 2006, breaking a run of wins by Kenyan runners. He improved his marathon best at the

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the month after, taking second place to

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with a run of 2:10:20. In February 2007 he broke the 30 kilometres

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. The time was 1:28:00 hours – a mark which stood for over two years, eventually being beaten by

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in September 2009, en route to his marathon world record run in Berlin. Matsumiya competed at the 2007

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and was pleased despite being defeated by

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as the Japanese set a personal best of 2:10:04 to finish in the runner-up spot. He represented Japan in the 5000 metres at the

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but did not manage to progress into the event final. He made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and ran in both the 5000 m and

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. He was knocked out in the qualifiers over the shorter distance and placed 31st in the 10,000 m. He aimed to qualify for the marathon at the

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in Daegu. He missed the necessary time at a hot

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, but his run of 2:10:54 still got him third place on the podium. He returned to the marathon distance in 2012 and ran a personal best of 2:09:28 hours to claim seventh place at the

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.Nakamura, Ken (2012-02-26)
Kipyego wins Tokyo Marathon, Gebrselassie fades to a disappointing fourth
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-27.

Personal bests

* 3000 metres - 7:53.52 min (2003) * 5000 metres - 13:13.20 min (2007) *

- 27:41.75 min (2008) *

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- 1:01:32 hrs (2005) *30 kilometres - 1:28:00 (former

) (2005) * Marathon - 2:09:28 hrs (2012)

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