(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37) Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country
Japan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Half marathon: 1:02:18 Marathon: 2:07:27
Medal record
Representing Japan
World Marathon Majors
2018 Boston
Marathon
World Athletics Championships
2011 Daegu
Team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon
Marathon
Yuki Kawauchi (川内優輝, Kawauchi Yūki, born 5 March 1987) is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the first Japanese citizen and third overall.[1] He was known as the "citizen runner" given that he used to work full-time for the government of Saitama Prefecture and trained in his time off with his own expenses without any sponsorship. Kawauchi won the 2018 Boston Marathon. In 2020, he left his job in local government and became a full-time professional runner.[2]
Kawauchi is a frequent competitor, entering many races each year (averaging a marathon per month) ranging in distance from the 1500 m to the 50 km ultramarathon. Among his better performances are victories at the Boston Marathon, the Hokkaido Marathon and the Beppu-Ōita Marathon and top-three finishes at the Tokyo Marathon and Fukuoka Marathon (the two most important marathons in Japan). His personal best for the distance is 2:07:27 (Lake Biwa 2021). Guinness World Records has recognized Kawauchi for becoming the first person to run more than 100 sub-2:20 marathons.[3]
In spite of being an amateur, he has represented Japan internationally at the World Championships in Athletics and the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. He has two younger brothers, Yoshiki and Koki Kawauchi, who are also marathon runners.[4]
^"Yuki Kawauchi, Citizen Marathon Runner". Wall Street Journal. June 14, 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^"Kawauchi downplays Olympic shot". Japan Times. February 27, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
^Snider-McGrath, Ben (2021-03-03). "Yuki Kawauchi becomes first person to run 100 sub-2:20 marathons". Canadian Running Magazine.
^Larner, Brett (2012-09-16). Kawauchi 2:11:52 CR in Sydney For Second Marathon Win in 3 Weeks. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.
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only two Japanese runners have won the race (Akiyo Onishi in 1999 and YukiKawauchi in 2013). Key: Course record Downhill course Mulkeen, Jon (2018-04-15)...
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