Atsushi Fujita
Atsushi Fujita (藤田 敦史, Fujita Atsushi, born November 6, 1976 in Shirakawa, Fukushima) is a former long-distance runner from Japan.
Career
He graduated from Komazawa University, during the student has participated in Hakone Ekiden.
He won the 2000 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:06:51 on December 3, 2000 – the second fastest run of 2000 after Antonio Pinto's time at the London Marathon. This also won him the Japanese title and remains the record for the national championship race. Fujita finished in sixth place (2:15:45) at the 1999 World Championships in Seville and twelfth at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.
He also won the 2002 Seoul International Marathon and the 2007 edition of the Beppu-Ōita Marathon.
His career quietly came to an end in 2013, as in his final two performances at the Lake Biwa Marathon and the Nagano Marathon, he did not finish the distance.[1]
In 2015 Fujita returned with a win at the Ishigakijima Marathon in Okinawa.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Japan | |||||
1998 | World Half Marathon Championships | Uster, Switzerland | 30th | Half Marathon | 1:02:45 |
1999 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:07 |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | Marathon | 2:15:45 | |
2000 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:06:51 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | Marathon | 2:18:23 |
2002 | Seoul Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:22 |
2004 | Sapporo Half Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 8th | Half Marathon | 1:02:12 |
2005 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:12:30 |
Sapporo Half Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 11th | Half Marathon | 1:03:00 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:48 | |
2006 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 8th | Marathon | 2:11:50 |
2007 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:23 |
Sapporo Half Marathon | Sapporo, Japan | 6th | Half Marathon | 1:02:39 | |
Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 8th | Marathon | 2:12:29 | |
2009 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:14:00 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 8th | Marathon | 2:12:54 | |
2011 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:12:26 |
2013 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | DNF | Marathon | - |
Nagano Marathon | Nagano, Japan | DNF | Marathon | - | |
2015 | Ishigakijima Marathon | Okinawa, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:39:25 |
References
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2013-04-21). Kawauchi and Puchkova win snowy Nagano Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-22.
External links
- Atsushi Fujita at World Athletics
- 藤田 敦史 Atsushi Fujita at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Marathoninfo
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- 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1982: Paul Ballinger (NZL)
- 1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1984: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN)
- 1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
- 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1988: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)
- 1989: Manuel Matias (POR)
- 1990: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
- 1991: Shuichi Morita (JPN)
- 1992: Tena Negere (ETH)
- 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
- 1994: Boay Akonay (TAN)
- 1995: Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA)
- 1996: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
- 1997: Josia Thugwane (RSA)
- 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN)
- 1999: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2000: Atsushi Fujita (JPN)
- 2001–2002: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2003: Tomoaki Kunichika (JPN)
- 2004: Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)
- 2005: Dmytro Baranovskyy (UKR)
- 2006: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2007: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2008–2009: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2010: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
- 2011: Josephat Ndambiri (KEN)
- 2012: Joseph Gitau (KEN)
- 2013: Martin Mathathi (KEN)
- 2014–2015: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
- 2016: Yemane Tsegay (ETH)
- 2017: Sondre Nordstad Moen (NOR)
- 2018: Yuma Hattori (JPN)
- 2019: Taku Fujimoto (JPN)
- 2020: Yūya Yoshida (JPN)
- 2021: Michael Githae (KEN)
- 2022: Maru Teferi (ISR)
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