Takayuki Matsumiya
Takayuki Matsumiya (Japanese松 宫 隆 行Takayuki Matsumiya; born February 21, 1980 in Akita ) is a Japanese long-distance runner. From 2005 to 2009 he held the world record in the 30 - km road race.
In 2000 he won the Ōme Marathon over 30 km in 1:31:18 pm About the same distance he presented on 27 February 2005 in Kumamoto 1:28:00 h with a world record, by 20 September 2009 the split times by Haile Gebrselassie and Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei over 30 km at the Berlin Marathon was undercut. Shortly thereafter, he was ( as in 2003 ) Second at Japanese companies championships in the half marathon.
In the half- marathon world championships 2005 he finished eleventh and won the bronze medal with the Japanese team. In Chiba, he was part of a marathon relay, which established on 23 November 2005 with a time of 1:58:58 h the valid to date Asian record.
In 2006 he won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon and was second in the Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:10:20 h 2007 he improved as the Second Rotterdam Marathon despite extreme heat to 2:10:03 h At the Track world Championships 2007 in Osaka, he left in the semifinals over 5000 m.
Despite a Japanese record, he set up the next year over this distance, the same fate befell him during the semifinals of the 2008 Olympics, in which he lost his left shoe. About 10,000 m, he finished 31st place in Beijing.
In 2010 he was third in the Fukuoka Marathon, 2012 at the Seventh Tokyo Marathon.
Matsumiya is 1,63 m tall and weighs 49 kg. He starts for the team by Konica Minolta. From 2006 to 2008 he was a Japanese master each over 5000 and 10,000 meters. His twin brother Yuko Matsumiya is also successful as a long distance runner.
Bests
- 5000 m: 13:13,20 min, July 28, 2007 Heusden -Zolder
- 10,000 m: 27:41,75 min, 4th May 2008, Palo Alto
- Half Marathon: 1:01:32 h 13 March, 2005 Yamaguchi
- 30 km: 1:28:00 h 27 February, 2005, Kumamoto
- Marathon: 2:09:28 h, February 26, 2012, Tokyo