Takahiro Sunada

Sunada, Takahiro
Personal information
Full name Sunada, Takahiro
Nationality Japanese
Born January 19, 1973
Osaka, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Running
Event(s) Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100km 6:13:33 WR[1]


Marathon 2:10:08[2]

Takahiro Sunada (砂田貴裕 Sunada Takahiro, born 19 January 1973) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner born in Osaka. He is the IAAF male world record holder over the 100 km ultramarathon distance, with a time of 6:13:33 (Lake Saroma-Tokoro Japan June 21, 1998).[3] His personal best time for the marathon is 2:10:07 (Berlin, Germany September 10, 2000),[4] where he finished in 4th place.[5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1998 Lake Saroma Ultra Marathon Tokoro, Japan 1st Ultra Marathon 6:13:33 WR[6]
1999 IAU 100 km World Championships Chavagnes-en-Paillers, France 3rd Ultra Marathon 6:26:06[7]
2000 IAU European Championships Belvès, France 1st Ultra Marathon 6:17:17
2000 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 4th Marathon 2:10:07[8]

References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/japan/takahiro-sunada-50037
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/japan/takahiro-sunada-50037
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=O/discType=5/disc=100K/detail.html IAAF: 100 km World and Area Records]
  4. IAAF: Sunada Takahiro
  5. Berlin Marathon 2000: Results
  6. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/japan/takahiro-sunada-50037
  7. http://web.archive.org/web/20090623044445/http://www.sports123.com/ath/m100wc-i.html
  8. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/japan/takahiro-sunada-50037

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