Hiroyuki Horibata
Hiroyuki Horibata ( Japanese 堀 端 宏 行 , Horibata Hiroyuki ; born October 28, 1986 ) is a Japanese marathon runner .
On his debut, he finished ninth in the 2008 Tokyo Marathon . After two disappointing years with a 22nd place in Tokyo in 2009 and a 20th place at the Hokkaidō Marathon 2010, he qualified in 2011 with a third place at the Lake Biwa Marathon for the World Athletics Championships in Daegu . There he finished seventh, making him the fastest runner in the Japanese team that won the silver medal in the World Cup.
Hiroyuki Horibata is 1.89 m tall and weighs 68 kg. He comes from Yatsushiro and starts for Asahi Kasei's corporate team . The athlete who lives in Nobeoka is trained by Takeshi Sō .
Personal bests
Web links
- Hiroyuki Horibata in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the JAAF
- Athlete portrait on the Asahi Kasei website
Footnotes
- ↑ Japan Running News: Horibata Leads Japanese Men to World Champs Team Silver . 4th September 2011
- ↑ Japan Running News: Federation Tells World Championships Marathoner Horibata To Go On Diet . March 8, 2011
- ↑ Japan Running News: World Championships Marathon 7th Placer Horibata Feted at Nobeoka City Hall . September 9, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horibata, Hiroyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 堀 端, 宏 行 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1986 |