Yutaka Kanai
Yutaka Kanai ( Japanese 金井 豊 , Kanai Yutaka ; born October 16, 1959 , † August 23, 1990 ) was a Japanese long-distance runner .
Life
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he came seventh over 10,000 m .
In 1986 he finished sixth in the London Marathon . Over 5000 m he became national champion and won bronze at the Asian Games in Seoul . In 1988 and 1989 he finished ninth in the Fukuoka Marathon .
In 1990 he was killed in a traffic accident.
Yutaka Kanai graduated from Waseda University and started for the corporate team at S&B Foods ( esubī shokuhin ).
Personal best
- 10,000 m: 27: 55.05 min, July 2nd 1985, Stockholm
- 20,000 m: 58: 01.8 min, May 11, 1985, Odawara
- 30,000 m: 1: 33: 52.9 min, March 22nd 1981, Christchurch
- Marathon : 2:12:51, December 4, 1988, Fukuoka
Web links
- Yutaka Kanai in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanai, Yutaka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 金井 豊 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1959 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 1990 |