Akira Akasaki

Akira Akasaki

Akasaki at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) Ōzu, Kumamoto, Japan[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon
University team	Takushoku University[2]

Akira Akasaki (赤﨑暁, Akasaki Akira, born 21 January 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[3] He finished sixth in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, running a personal best of 2:07:32.[4]

Personal bests

• 5000 metres – 13:27.79 (Abashiri 2023)
• 10,000 metres – 27:43.84 (Fukuroi 2024)
• Half Marathon – 1:01:46 (Yamaguchi 2023)
• Marathon – 2:07:32 (Paris 2024)

References

1. "[Men's Marathon] Otsu-born Akira Akasaki placed 2nd in the MGC and was "qualified for the Paris Olympics"". newsdig.tbs.co.jp (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
2. ""I started running like a Kenyan in junior high school" - Paris Olympic athlete Akasaki's mentor explains how he started running seriously in high school". news.ntv.co.jp (in Japanese). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
3. Akira Akasaki at World Athletics
4. "Olympic Athletics Schedule & Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

External links

• Akira Akasaki at World Athletics
• Akira Akasaki at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Akira Akasaki – Paris 2024 at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Akira Akasaki at Olympics.com
• Akira Akasaki at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Akira Akasaki – Paris 2024 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)