Takahiro Sunada

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 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) until it was broken by Nao Kazami in 2018 with a time of 6:09:14.[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]

Sunada, Takahiro
Personal information
Full nameSunada, Takahiro
NationalityJapanese
Born (1973-01-19) January 19, 1973
Osaka, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportRunning
Event(s)Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100km 6:13:33 WR[1]
Marathon 2:10:08[2]
Medal record
Men's track and field
IAU 100 km World Championships
1999 Chavagnes-en-Paillers100km
IAAF World Cup Marathon
1995 AthensMarathon
IAU 100km European Championships
2000 Belvès100km
Lake Saroma Ultramarathon
1998 Tokoro100km

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
1998 Lake Saroma Ultramarathon 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. 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. https://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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