Takeyuki Nakayama

Takeyuki Nakayama (中山 竹通, Nakayama Takeyuki, born December 20, 1959 in Ikeda, Nagano) is a former Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea,^[1] the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea (gold medal).^[2]

Nakayama's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1984,^[3] 1987^[4]), Seoul marathon (1985), and Tokyo marathon (1990).^[5] In 1985 Nakayama set the 2nd record in the world from the 1st World Cup Marathon (2:08:15). As of 2007^[update], Nakayama is a coach at the Aichi Seiko Track Team.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1983	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	14th	Marathon	2:14:15
1984	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:10:00
1985	1985 World Marathon Cup	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:08:15
1986	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Marathon	2:08:43
	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	Marathon	2:08:21
1987	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:10:33
	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:18
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th	Marathon	2:11:05
1990	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:10:57
1991	Beppu-Ōita Marathon	Beppu, Ōita, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:09:12
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	Marathon	DNF
1992	Tokyo International Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:10:25
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th	Marathon	2:14:02
1994	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	8th	Marathon	2:13:11
	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	17th	Marathon	2:15:23

References

1. Nickerson, Colin (12 April 1989). "Boston Marathon Awaits 'The Giraffe'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. "Asian Games 2018: Bahrain complain after Hiroto Inoue wins marathon for Japan". Indian Express. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
3. "Nakayama wins Fukooka race". Gettysburg Times. 4 December 1984. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
4. Johnson, Len (7 December 1987). "Deek's Fukuoka record equalled". The Age. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
5. "Treacy can erase a bitter memory with Boston win". Record-Journal. 14 April 1991. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

• Takeyuki Nakayama at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS) profile.