Kengo Suzuki Explained

Kengo Suzuki
Birth Date:	11 June 1995
Country:	Japan
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running

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

Road races

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	bgcolor=gold	1st	2:04:56	28 February 2021	Otsu
Chicago Marathon	Marathon	4th	2:08:50	10 October 2021	Chicago
Tokyo Marathon	Marathon	4th	2:05:28	6 March 2022	Tokyo

Personal bests

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

Notes and References

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