Hisanori Kitajima (born October 16, 1984) is a Japanese long-distance runner.
University career[edit]
Kitajim competed for Toyo University and won a stage of the Hakone Ekiden.[1]
2015 season[edit]
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[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Late surge puts Kitajima on path to Rio". The Japan News. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ^ "Lake Biwa-Marathon : Hisanori Kitajima holt Olympia-Ticket - RUNNER'S WORLD". Runnersworld.de. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
External links[edit]
- Hisanori Kitajima at World Athletics
- Hisanori Kitajima at JAAF (in Japanese)
