Akira Aizawa Explained

Akira Aizawa
Birth Date:	18 July 1997
Birth Place:	Sukagawa, Japan
Height:	1.78 m^[1]
Weight:	63 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Universityteam:	Toyo University

Akira Aizawa (相澤晃, born 18 July 1997) is a Japanese long-distance runner.^[2]

On 4 December 2020, he won the 10,000m race at the Japanese national championships in a time of 27:18:75 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka. In doing so, he broke the Japanese national record and ran the Olympic qualifying standard time to secure a place at his home 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^{[3] [4]}

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 5000 metres – 13:29.47 (Tokyo 2021)
• 10000 metres – 27:18.75 (Osaka 2020)
• Half marathon – 1:01:45 (Tachikawa 2019)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 相沢 晃（あいざわ・あきら） 経済学部・4年 . hochi.news . 24 April 2020 . ja . 14 June 2021 . 17 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017195943/https://hochi.news/hakone/member/toyo/aizawa.html . dead .
2. Web site: Akira AIZAWA | Profile. worldathletics.org.
3. Web site: Japanese national 10,000m championship sees 17 men break 28 minutes. 4 December 2020. Canadian Running Magazine.
4. Web site: Hard work pays off for Aizawa, makes it to Japan's Olympic team｜Arab News Japan. www.arabnews.jp.