Takahiro Sunada

Sunada, Takahiro
Personal information
Full nameSunada, Takahiro
NationalityJapanese
Born (1973-01-19) January 19, 1973 (age 52)
Osaka, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportRunning
Event(s)Marathon, Ultramarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100km 6:13:33[1]
Marathon 2:10:08[1]
Medal record
Men's track and field
IAU 100 km World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Chavagnes-en-Paillers 100km
IAAF World Cup Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1995 Athens Marathon
IAU 100km European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Belvès 100km
Lake Saroma Ultramarathon
Gold medal – first place 1998 Tokoro 100km

Takahiro Sunada (砂田貴裕, Sunada Takahiro, born 19 January 1973) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner born in Osaka. He was the World Athletics male world record holder over the 100 km ultramarathon distance, with a time of 6:13:33 (Lake Saroma-Tokoro Japan June 21, 1998) until it was broken by Nao Kazami in 2018 with a time of 6:09:14.[2] His personal best time for the marathon is 2:10:07 (Berlin, Germany September 10, 2000),[1] where he finished in 4th place.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1998 Lake Saroma Ultramarathon Tokoro, Japan 1st Ultra Marathon 6:13:33 WR[1]
1999 IAU 100 km World Championships Chavagnes-en-Paillers, France 3rd Ultra Marathon 6:26:06[4]
2000 IAU European Championships Belvès, France 1st Ultra Marathon 6:17:17
2000 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 4th Marathon 2:10:07[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Takahiro SUNADA | Profile | World Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ Mock, Justin. "This Week In Running: June 25, 2018". irunfar.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-29. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ Berlin Marathon 2000: Results [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Sports 123: Athletics: 100 km World Cup: Men: Individual". www.sports123.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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