Kengo Suzuki

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Kengo Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 28)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Kengo Suzuki (born 11 June 1995) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won bronze in the half marathon at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, where he finished in a time of 1:06:56. He also holds the Japanese national record in the marathon with a time of 2:04:56, set at the Lake Biwa Marathon on 28 February 2021.[1][2]

Competition record[edit]

Road races[edit]

Event Distance Rank Result Date Location Notes
2017 Summer Universiade Half marathon 3rd 1:06:56 27 August 2017 Taipei
Tokyo Marathon Marathon 19th 2:10:21 25 February 2018 Tokyo
Hamburg Marathon Marathon 13th 2:11:36 28 April 2019 Hamburg
Marathon Grand Championships Marathon 7th 2:12:44 15 September 2019 Tokyo
Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon Half marathon 25th 1:01:53 2 February 2020 Marugame
Lake Biwa Marathon Marathon 12th 2:10:37 8 March 2020 Otsu
Lake Biwa Marathon Marathon 1st 2:04:56 28 February 2021 Otsu NR
Chicago Marathon Marathon 4th 2:08:50 10 October 2021 Chicago
Tokyo Marathon Marathon 4th 2:05:28 6 March 2022 Tokyo

Personal bests[edit]

Surface Event Time Date Location Notes
Track 5000 metres 13:57.88 2 April 2016 Tokyo, Japan
10,000 metres 27:49.16 19 September 2020 Kumagaya, Japan
Road 15 km road 44:18 13 November 2016 Nijmegen, Netherlands
20 km road 58:43 16 October 2016 Tachikawa, Japan
Half marathon 1:01:53 2 February 2020 Marugame, Japan
Marathon 2:04:56 28 February 2021 Otsu, Japan NR

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Athlete Profile — Kengo Suzuki". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Suzuki wins Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:04:56 Japanese record". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2023.