Shigeru Aburaya
Shigeru Aburaya ( Japanese 油 谷 繁 , Aburaya Shigeru ; born February 8, 1977 in Nagato , Yamaguchi Prefecture ) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in marathon distance .
Career
In his debut at the Biwa Lake Marathon 2000, he finished seventh in 2:10:48 h. In the following year he improved to third place in the same place with a personal best of 2:07:52 h. As the best Japanese overall, he also secured the national championship title in the marathon.
At the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Aburaya finished fifth in 2:14:07 h. In 2003 he finished second in the Tokyo International Men's Marathon in 2:09:30 h. In the same year he reached fifth place again at the World Athletics Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis in 2:09:26 h. Aburaya also ran into fifth place in 2:13:11 h in the marathon of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
In 2006 he reached 13th place in the London Marathon in 2:14:49 h. At the Fukuoka Marathon he was fifth (2:10:30 h) in 2007 and tenth (2:13:48 h) in 2008.
Shigeru Aburaya is 1.63 m tall and has a competition weight of 51 kg. He starts for the company team of the energy supplier Chūgoku Denryoku .
Top performances
- 5000 m : 13: 39.98 min, May 25, 2002, Nobeoka
- 10,000 meters : 28: 13.76 min, June 10, 2000, Tottori
- Half marathon : 1:01:54 h, March 10, 2002, Yamaguchi
- Marathon: 2:07:52 h, March 4, 2001, Ōtsu
Web links
- Shigeru Aburaya in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Shigeru Aburaya in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete portrait of Shigeru Aburaya ( Memento from May 25, 2010 on the Internet Archive ) on the Japan Athletics Federation website
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SURNAME | Aburaya, Shigeru |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 油 谷 繁 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nagato , Yamaguchi Prefecture |