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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Kentaro NAKAMOTO

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Japan Japan
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    07 DEC 1982     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14204862
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze
Japanese distance runner Kentaro Nakamoto (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Marathon 346 1146
Men's Overall Ranking 1646 1146
Men's Road Running 383 1044

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 239 for 1 week
Men's Overall Ranking 1298 for 2 weeks
Men's Road Running 230 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 14:08.00 Nobeoka (JPN) 29 APR 2017 973
10,000 Metres 28:54.59 Kitakyushu (JPN) 19 MAY 2012 1049
10 Kilometres 29:39 London (GBR) 27 MAY 2012 993
10 Miles Road 47:18 Kosa (JPN) 27 NOV 2016 1077
20 Kilometres 1:00:58 Tachikawa (JPN) 16 OCT 2004 1012
Half Marathon 1:02:12 Osaka (JPN) 28 JAN 2018 1102
30 Kilometres 1:31:41 Kumamoto (JPN) 25 FEB 2007 1101
Marathon 2:08:35 Oita (JPN) 03 FEB 2013 1187

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:02:58 Yamaguchi (JPN) 10 FEB 2019 1072
Marathon 2:11:34 Kraków (POL) 28 APR 2019 1134

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 14:08.00 Nobeoka (JPN) 29 APR 2017
2015 14:09.99 Shibetsu (JPN) 05 JUL 2015

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 29:58.30 Kitakyushu (JPN) 19 MAY 2018
2016 29:19.45 Fukuoka (JPN) 21 MAY 2016
2014 29:07.04 Yamaguchi (JPN) 10 OCT 2014
2013 28:59.14 Kitakyushu (JPN) 18 MAY 2013
2012 28:54.59 Kitakyushu (JPN) 19 MAY 2012
2011 29:04.24 Nobeoka (JPN) 03 MAY 2011
2010 29:06.78 Kitakyushu (JPN) 15 MAY 2010
2006 29:38.54 Kita-Kyushu (JPN) 13 MAY 2006

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2016 30:56 Fukuoka (JPN) 02 OCT 2016
2012 29:39 London (GBR) 27 MAY 2012

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2017 47:40 Kosa (JPN) 03 DEC 2017
2016 47:18 Kosa (JPN) 27 NOV 2016
2010 49:04 Omuta (JPN) 03 OCT 2010
2009 48:04 Omuta (JPN) 04 OCT 2009
2007 47:21 Karatsu (JPN) 11 FEB 2007
2006 49:11 Ashiya (JPN) 23 SEP 2006
2005 48:41 Omuta (JPN) 16 OCT 2005

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2004 1:00:58 Tachikawa (JPN) 16 OCT 2004
2001 1:01:39 Tachikawa (JPN) 20 OCT 2001

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:02:58 Yamaguchi (JPN) 10 FEB 2019
2018 1:02:12 Osaka (JPN) 28 JAN 2018
2017 1:03:25 Sendai (JPN) 14 MAY 2017
2016 1:02:35 Yamaguchi (JPN) 14 FEB 2016
2011 1:05:02 Sapporo (JPN) 03 JUL 2011
2009 1:02:29 Marugame (JPN) 01 FEB 2009
2008 1:03:17 Sapporo (JPN) 15 JUN 2008
2007 1:03:24 Yamaguchi (JPN) 11 MAR 2007
2006 1:02:31 Yamaguchi (JPN) 12 MAR 2006
2004 1:04:57 Tachikawa (JPN) 14 MAR 2004
2003 1:06:00 Ageo (JPN) 16 NOV 2003
2002 1:05:40 Tachikawa (JPN) 10 MAR 2002

Outdoor

30 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2007 1:31:41 Kumamoto (JPN) 25 FEB 2007

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 2:11:34 Kraków (POL) 28 APR 2019
2018 2:12:54 Sapporo (JPN) 26 AUG 2018
2017 2:09:32 Oita (JPN) 05 FEB 2017
2016 2:12:06 Otsu (JPN) 06 MAR 2016
2014 2:11:58 Fukuoka (JPN) 07 DEC 2014
2013 2:08:35 Oita (JPN) 03 FEB 2013
2012 2:08:53 Otsu (JPN) 04 MAR 2012
2011 2:09:31 Otsu (JPN) 06 MAR 2011
2010 2:11:42 Beppu (JPN) 07 FEB 2010
2009 2:13:53 Tokyo (JPN) 22 MAR 2009
2008 2:13:54 Nobeoka (JPN) 24 FEB 2008

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. Marathon 2:11:16 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 12 AUG 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. Marathon 2:10:50 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
10 FEB 2019 All-Japan Corporate Team Half Marathon Ch., Yamaguchi JPNJPN E F 30. 1:02:58
12 MAY 2019 Half Marathon, Sendai JPNJPN E F 11. 1:03:27
07 JUL 2019 Half Marathon, Hakodate JPNJPN F F 20. 1:04:32

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
28 APR 2019 PZU Cracovia Marathon, Kraków POLPOL B F 2. 2:11:34
15 SEP 2019 Marathon Grand Championships, Tokyo JPNJPN B F 8. 2:12:46

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