Akio Usami

Akio Usami
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1943-05-31) 31 May 1943 (age 81)
Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Akio Usami (宇佐美 彰朗, Usami Akio, born 31 May 1943) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

His most important win in his marathoning career occurred at the prestigious 1970 Fukuoka Marathon, in which he ran a personal best 2:10:37.8 (also setting a Japanese record at the time). He beat runner-up Kenny Moore by nearly a minute.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akio Usami Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Akio Usami of Japan wins 1970 Fukuoka Marathon". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.