Masakazu Fujiwara
Masakazu Fujiwara ( Japanese 藤原 正 和 , Fujiwara Masakazu ; born March 6, 1981 ) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in road running.
In 2001 he won the gold medal in the half marathon at the Universiade . The following year he was third in the Lake Biwa marathon in 2:08:12 h, until today (as of 2010) the fastest debut of a Japanese over this distance.
As a result, he repeatedly had to struggle with injuries, which he attributes to overtraining .
In 2005 he was second in the Ōme marathon over 30 km, in 2008 he was ninth in the Lake Biwa marathon in 2:12:07.
In 2010 he started for the third time over the 42.195 km distance and won the Tokyo Marathon in adverse weather conditions in 2:12:19 h.
Masakazu Fujiwara comes from Ōkawachi (now part of Kamikawa ) in Hyōgo prefecture and is a graduate of Chūō University . He starts for the team from Honda .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 52.81 min, May 26, 2007, Nobeoka
- 10,000 m : 28: 17.38 min, December 3, 2000, Yokohama
- Half marathon: 1:02:23 h, September 26, 2004, Hakodate
- 30K road run: 1:30:13 h, February 17, 2002, Kumamoto
- Marathon : 2:08:12 h, March 2, 2003, Ōtsu
Web links
- Masakazu Fujiwara in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japan Running News: A Tale of Two Fujiwaras - Tokyo Marathon 2010 . February 28, 2010
- ↑ IAAF: Beating horrendous conditions, Fujiwara and Biktimirova collect Tokyo Marathon wins ( Memento of 3 March 2010 at the Internet Archive ). February 28, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fujiwara, Masakazu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 藤原, 正 和 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1981 |