is a former Japanese marathon runner. After finishing second in the

Fukuoka Marathon The is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan. It was previously known as the Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship between 1947 and 2021, when it was announced the race would be discontinued on its ...

1998 with his career best of 2:08:48, he won the bronze medal at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

. At the Olympics 2000, he finished in 41st place.

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* Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1972 births Living people People from Kariya, Aichi World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub