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Japanese athlete (born 1993)

Kenta Murayama
Personal information
Born (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres

Kenta Murayama (村山 謙太, Murayama Kenta, born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance and long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. His twin brother, Kota, competed in the 5000m. In 2018 he finished the marathons in Gold Coast with a personal best and Berlin, where he missed a record.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th 10,000 m 29:40.56
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 10th 10,000 m 30:02.46
2014 World Half Marathon Championships Copenhagen, Denmark 56th Half marathon 1:03:52
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 22nd 10,000 m 29:50.22

Personal bests

Event Time Date Place
5000 m 13:34.53 10 May 2014 Nobeoka, Japan
10,000 m 27:39.95 9 May 2015 Nobeoka, Japan
Half marathon 1:00:50 2 February 2014 Marugame, Japan
Full marathon 2:08:56 29 September 2019 Berlin, Germany

References

  1. "Kenta Murayama". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org.

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