Toshinari TAKAOKA

Toshinari Takaoka - Japan - Fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 13 August 2005

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 24 September 1970
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Kyoto, Japan
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Toshinari TAKAOKA - Japan - Fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships

Toshinari is pictured above about to cross the line in fourth place in the men's

marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.



Men's Marathon

2005 World Athletics Championships


1. Jaouad GHARIB   MAR   2: 10: 10
2. Christopher ISEGWE   TAN   2: 10: 21
3. Tsuyoshi OGATA   JPN   2: 11: 16
4. Toshinari TAKAOKA   JPN   2: 11: 53
5. Samson RAMADHANI   TAN   2: 12.08
6. Alex MALINGA   UGA   2: 12: 12
7. Paul BIWOTT   KEN   2: 12: 39
8. Julio REY   ESP   2: 12: 51

 

Personal bests times.

 

3000 metres - 7:41.87 min (1999/Japanese record)

5000 metres - 13:13.40 min (1998/Japanese record)

10,000 metres - 27:35.09 min (2001/Japanese record)

Half marathon - 1:01:07 hrs (2003)

Marathon - 2:06:16 hrs (2002/Asian record)

 

ANNUAL PROGRESS. 10,000 metres.

 

2006     28:30.28     Kobe     23 APR
2005     28:04.80     Kobe     24 APR
2004     28:00.90     Fukagawa     30 JUN
2003     28:03.62     Shizuoka     03 MAY
2002     28:17.29     Shizuoka     03 MAY
2001     27:35.09     Palo Alto, CA     04 MAY
2000     27:40.44     Sydney 25 SEP
1999     27:53.37     Hengelo30 MAY
1998     27:50.08     Villeneuve-d'Ascq     11 JUL
1997     27:53.03     Oslo     04 JUL
1996     28:38.18     Atlanta (Olympic Stadium), GA     26 JUL 

 

MARATHON.

2008     2:11:21     Paris     06 APR
2007     2:13:40     Fukuoka     02 DEC
2006     2:09:31     Tokyo     12 FEB
2005     2:07:41     Tokyo     13 FEB
2004     2:07:50     Chicago, IL     10 OCT
2003     2:07:59     Fukuoka     07 DEC
2002     2:06:16     Chicago, IL     13 OCT  (3rd. in Chicago marthon)
2001     2:09:41     Fukuoka     02 DEC