Hisanori Kitajima Explained

Hisanori Kitajima (born October 16, 1984) is a Japanese long-distance runner.

University career

Kitajim competed for Toyo University and won a stage of the Hakone Ekiden.[1]

2015 season

In 2015, Kitajim won the Sydney Marathon with a time of 2:12:44.[2] He also won the Nobeoka West Japan Marathon.[1]

2016 season

Kitajima finished 2nd at the 2016 Lake Biwa Marathon and was the top finishing runner from Japan. As this was a qualifying race for the Japanese Olympic Team he earned selection for the 2016 Olympics,[3] He earned second place by passing Suehiro Ishikawa with one kilometer to go.[1] where he finished 93rd overall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Late surge puts Kitajima on path to Rio . The Japan News . 2016-03-07 . 2016-03-11 . 2016-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311141115/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002795226 . dead .
  2. Web site: More than 30,000 compete in Sydney Running Festival, racing from Milsons Point to Opera House - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . Abc.net.au . 2015-09-20 . 2016-03-11.
  3. Web site: Lake Biwa-Marathon : Hisanori Kitajima holt Olympia-Ticket - RUNNER'S WORLD . Runnersworld.de . 2016-03-11.

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