Naoki Koyama
Koyama at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 1996 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Naoki Koyama (born 12 May 1996)[1][2] is a Japanese marathon runner. Koyoma set a course record of 2:07:40 at the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon in Australia[3] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the Marathon Grand Championships in Japan.[4][5] At the Olympics, Koyama placed 23rd in the men's marathon.[6] He was present at the opening of the Museum of World Athletics Heritage Athletics exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in July 2025.[7]
Personal bests
- 5000 metres – 13:38.81 (Chitose 2020)
- 10,000 metres – 27:55.16 (Fukagawa 2021)
- Half marathon – 1:01:08 (Yamaguchi 2020)
- Marathon – 2:06:33 (Osaka 2024)
References
- ^ a b c "KOYAMA Naoki". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Naoki KOYAMA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Course record by Naoki Koyama at Gold Coast | AIMS | race_news_rubric". aims-worldrunning.org. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: Koyama wins MGC, earns Paris Olympic marathon berth". Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ LetsRun.com (14 October 2023). "Naoki Koyama (2:08:57) and Yuka Suzuki (2:24:09) Win 2023 Marathon Grand Championship - 2023 Japanese Olympic Marathon Trials Results". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Jack (10 August 2024). "Akira Akasaki Finishes 6th in Olympic Marathon with Personal-Best Time | JAPAN Forward". Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Jiminez, Gretelle (8 July 2025). "MOWA exhibition opens in Tokyo". Inside The Games. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
External links
- Naoki Koyama at JAAF (in Japanese) (in English)
- Naoki Koyama at Olympics.com
- Naoki Koyama at Olympedia
- Naoki Koyama at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)