Kota Murayama
Appearance
![]() Murayama at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | 23 February 1993
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 5000 metres |
College team | Josai University |
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Kota Murayama (村山 紘太, Murayama Kōta, born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2] His twin brother, Kenta, competed in the 10,000 metres.
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2nd | 5000 m | 14:33.67 |
World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th | 5000 m | 14:18.24 | |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | 5000 m | 13:34.57 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 32nd (h) | 5000 m | 14:07.11 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 42nd (h) | 5000 m | 14:26.72 |
30th | 10,000 m | 29:02.51 |
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Time | Date | Place |
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1500 metres | 3:39.56 | 5 September 2014 | Kumagaya, Japan |
5000 metres | 13:19.62 | 9 May 2015 | Marugame, Japan |
10,000 metres | 27:29.69 | 28 November 2015 | Hachiōji, Japan |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kota Murayama". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org.
External links
[edit]- Kota Murayama at World Athletics
- Kota Murayama at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Kota Murayama at Olympics.com
- Kota Murayama at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Josai University alumni
- Japanese male long-distance runners
- Olympic male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Sendai University Meisei High School alumni
- Japanese twins