 Osako at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (age 34) Machida, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 10,000 metres,Marathon |
Suguru Osako (大迫傑,Ōsako Suguru; born 23 May 1991) is a Japaneselong-distance runner. He won the10,000 metres gold medal at the2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen and holds the Asian junior record for thehalf marathon. He held the Japanese National Record for the marathon of 2:05:29 set at the2020 Tokyo Marathon, where he finished fourth.
Born inMachida, Tokyo, he attendedSaku Chosei High School and began to establish himself nationally in 2010. He was the fastest in his stage at the Japanese High School Ekiden Championship and came second in the junior race at theChiba Cross Country.[2] This gained him a place on the Japanese junior team for the2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he went on to finish in 32nd place. On the track that year he set a personal best of 28:35.75 minutes inTokyo then finished eighth at the2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[3] After graduating from high school, he enrolled atWaseda University in late 2010. In November he ran at theAgeo City Half Marathon and set a Japanese and Asian junior record time of 1:01:47 hours to win the race.[4]
In 2011 he ran a5000 metres track best of 13:31.27 minutes and came second over10,000 metres at theHyogo Relays.[3] Osako was chosen to represent his country at the2011 Summer Universiade, where he defeatedStephen Mokoka in the 10,000 m to take thegold medal, becoming the first Japanese sinceYasuyuki Watanabe [jp] to win that title.[5] At the start of the 2012 season he was the top Japanese finisher at the Chiba Cross Country (fourth overall) and had a narrow win at theFukuoka Cross Country, beatingYuki Sato.[6][7] Osako improved his track bests in 2012, running 3:42.68 minutes for the1500 metres, 7:54.68 minutes for the3000 metres and 27:56.94 minutes for the 10,000 m.[3]
He was runner-up toCharles Ndirangu at the 2013 Fukuoka Cross Country.[8]
He finished third in the2018 Chicago Marathon with the national record at the time of 2:05:50 h, earning him 100 Million Yen.
He finished fourth in the2020 Tokyo Marathon where he broke his own national record with a time of 2:05:29.
He is formerly a member of theNike Oregon Project.
Osako's first race of the year came on 28 May at the Portland Track festival, where he competed in back-to-back 10000m races, winning the first in 27:56.44 and placing 2nd in the next race in 29:04.28.[9]
Before competing in theOlympic marathon Osako announced he would retire after the race.[10]
At the2020 Olympic Games men's marathon Suguru Osako placed 6th in 2:10:41, the race was won byEliud Kipchoge.[9]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 8th | 10,000 m | 29:40.14 |
| 2011 | Summer Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 10,000 m | 28:42.83 |
| 2012 | Fukuoka International Cross Country | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 10 km | 30:27 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 21st | 10,000 m | 28:19.50 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 10,000 m | 28:11.94 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (h) | 5000 m | 13:45.82 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th (h) | 5000 m | 13:31.45 |
| 17th | 10,000 m | 27:51.94 | |||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:41 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 13th | Marathon | 2:09:25 |
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