Hisanori Kitajima (born 16 October 1984) is a Japanese long-distance runner.
University career
Kitajim competed for Toyo University and won a stage of the Hakone Ekiden.
2015 season
In 2015, Kitajim won the Sydney Marathon with a time of 2:12:44. He also won the Nobeoka West Japan Marathon.
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, He earned second place by passing Suehiro Ishikawa with one kilometer to go. where he finished 93rd overall.
References
- ^ "Late surge puts Kitajima on path to Rio". The Japan News. 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "More than 30,000 compete in Sydney Running Festival, racing from Milsons Point to Opera House - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "Lake Biwa-Marathon : Hisanori Kitajima holt Olympia-Ticket - RUNNER'S WORLD". Runnersworld.de. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
External links
- Hisanori Kitajima at World Athletics
- Hisanori Kitajima at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Hisanori Kitajima at ARRS
- Hisanori Kitajima at Olympedia (archive)
- Hisanori Kitajima at Olympics.com
- Hisanori Kitajima – Rio 2016 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)