Akio Usami

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]

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Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1943-05-31) 31 May 1943 (age 82) Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running/Marathon
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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]

Usami won the British AAA Championships title at the 1974 AAA Championships.^[3][4]

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.
3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

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