Takeyuki Nakayama
Takeyuki Nakayama ( Japanese 中山 竹 通 , Nakayama Takeyuki ; born December 20, 1959 in Ikeda ) is a former Japanese marathon runner .
Nakayama achieved his first significant success in 1984 when he won the Fukuoka Marathon . The following year he finished second behind Ahmed Salah at the first IAAF World Cup marathon in Hiroshima and won the invitation race at the Seoul International Marathon . In 1986 he won the Asian Games marathon in Seoul .
1987 Nakayama won again the Fukuoka Marathon, in which this time the Japanese championship in the marathon was held at the same time. With his winning time of 2:08:18 h, he achieved a world best of the year. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Nakayama was a favorite at the start. In the end, he finished fourth in 2:11:05 h. He was only six seconds behind third-placed Ahmed Salah.
In 1990 Nakayama won the Tokyo International Men's Marathon . He had to give up prematurely the marathon race at the World Athletics Championships in 1991 . At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he again just missed a medal. Shortly before the finish line, he overtook the German Stephan Freilang . However, he was able to counter again and relegated Nakayama to fourth place with just two seconds ahead.
Takeyuki Nakayama is 1.80 m tall and had a competition weight of 57 kg. He was always a critic of the Japanese Athletics Association Nihon Rikuren and the structures of university and professional sports in Japan. In addition, he maintained an intense rivalry with Toshihiko Seko , the figurehead of Nihon Rikuren, throughout his career . It is therefore not without a certain irony that Nakayama's son Takuya was recruited by Waseda University in 2008 , for which Seko also started.
Web links
- Takeyuki Nakayama in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Takeyuki Nakayama in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: Asia Games
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: Japanese Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: World Top Performers 1980-2005: Men (Outdoor)
- ↑ Japan Running News: Waseda University Recruits Top Three High School Aces Including Son of Takeyuki Nakayama , January 16, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nakayama, Takeyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 中山 竹 通 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ikeda (Nagano) |