Kota Murayama at the 2012 World Junior Championships

Kota Murayama (村山 紘太, Murayama Kōta, born 23 February 1993) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[2] His twin brother, Kenta, competed in the 10,000 metres.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 Asian Junior Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd 5000 m 14:33.67
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 11th 5000 m 14:18.24
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 5th 5000 m 13:34.57
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 32nd (h) 5000 m 14:07.11
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 42nd (h) 5000 m 14:26.72
30th 10,000 m 29:02.51

Personal bests

Event Time Date Place
1500 metres 3:39.56 5 September 2014 Kumagaya, Japan
5000 metres 13:19.62 9 May 2015 Marugame, Japan
10,000 metres 27:29.69 28 November 2015 Hachiōji, Japan

References

  1. ^ "Kota Murayama". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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