Kenta Murayama

Kenta Murayama
Personal information
Born (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

Kenta Murayama (村山 謙太, Murayama Kenta, born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2] His twin brother, Kota, competed in the 5000m. In 2018 he finished the marathons in Gold Coast with a personal best and Berlin, where he missed a record.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 10,000 m 29:40.56
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 10th 10,000 m 30:02.46
2014 World Half Marathon Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 56th Half marathon 1:03:52
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 22nd 10,000 m 29:50.22

Personal bests

Event Time Date Place
5000 m 13:34.53 10 May 2014 Nobeoka, Japan
10,000 m 27:39.95 9 May 2015 Nobeoka, Japan
Half marathon 1:00:50 2 February 2014 Marugame, Japan
Full marathon 2:09:50 01 July 2018 Gold Coast, Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Kenta Murayama". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Final results


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