Akio Usami

Akio Usami
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1943-05-31) 31 May 1943 (age 83)
Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running/Marathon

Akio Usami (宇佐美 彰朗, Usami Akio; born 31 May 1943)(died 26 October 2026) was a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

His most important win in his marathoning career occurred at the prestigious 1970 Fukuoka Marathon, in which he ran a personal best 2:10:37.8 (also setting a Japanese record at the time). He beat runner-up Kenny Moore by nearly a minute.

Usami won the British AAA Championships title at the 1974 AAA Championships.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akio Usami Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Akio Usami of Japan wins 1970 Fukuoka Marathon". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.