Arata Fujiwara
Arata Fujiwara ( Japanese 藤原 新 , Fujiwara Arata ; born September 12, 1981 in Isahaya , Nagasaki Prefecture ) is a Japanese marathon runner .
Life
In 2006 he finished sixth in the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon , but shortly afterwards broke in his debut over the 42.195 km distance and came in at the Biwa Marathon in 2:38:37 h on 85th place.
The following year he was second behind Viktor Röthlin in the Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:40 h. He was then nominated as a substitute for the Olympic Games in Beijing . After a disappointing performance at the Chicago Marathon , in which he came in 16th place, he finished third in the Fukuoka Marathon in 2:09:47 hours at the end of the year .
After he only came in 61st place at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009 , he finished second behind Masakazu Fujiwara (to whom he is not related) in the 2010 Tokyo Marathon in stormy and freezing weather in 2:12:34 h. At the Ottawa Marathon , he then set a course record of 2:09:34.
Arata Fujiwara is 1.67 m tall and weighs 54 kg. He graduated from Isahaya High School and Takushoku University . Since 2004 he started for the company team of East Japan Railway Company . On March 31, 2010, he resigned from this position because the given schedule for competitions was too tight for him, and has since started as an independent athlete.
Personal bests
- Half marathon : 1:01:34 h, February 5, 2012, Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon
- Marathon: 2:07:48 h, February 26, 2012, Tokyo Marathon
Web links
- Arata Fujiwara in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Arata Fujiwara website
- Arata Fujiwara's blog
- Athlete portrait at the JAAF (jap.)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- New York City Marathon contender Arata Fujiwara Inspired By Boxing
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Isahaya: み ん な の 広 場 マ ラ ソ ン 界 の 新星！ 藤原 新 選手 ( Memento from February 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Japan Running News: Arata Fujiwara: An Unknown Contender for Beijing . February 19, 2008
- ↑ Japan Running News: Japanese Olympic Marathon Teams Announced . March 11, 2008
- ↑ Japan Running News: A Tale of Two Fujiwaras - Tokyo Marathon 2010 . February 28, 2010
- ↑ Japan Running News: Arata Fujiwara Evaluates the 2010 Tokyo Marathon . March 2, 2010
- ↑ Japan Running News: Arata Fujiwara Sets Ottawa Marathon Course Record . May 30, 2010
- ^ IAAF: Men's course record falls in Ottawa ( Memento of June 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). May 31, 2010
- ↑ Japan Running News: Arata Fujiwara Quits JR Team to Go Independent . April 1, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fujiwara, Arata |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 藤原 新 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Isahaya , Nagasaki Prefecture |