Ryuji Miura
 Ryuji Miura at the 2020 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 11 February 2002 Hamada, Shimane, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
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| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2020 3000 m SC, 7th |
Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner.[1]
A student at Juntendo University, in 2019 as a 17 year old at the Kinki Region High School Track and Field Championships broke the 30-year-old Japanese 3000m steeplechase high school record by 5 seconds to win in 8:39.49. He missed the 2020 national championship due to injury but prior to that beat to win the 3000m at the Hokuren Distance Challenge at Aoba Park Athletic Field, Chitose in 8:19:37, which was the world leading time, and ultimately was the 8th fastest time in the world in 2020, and the second best time ever by a Japanese runner over that distance.[2][3]
Miura won the 3000m steeplechase at the Ready Steady Go event at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo on the 9 May 2021. Miura's winning time of 8:17:46 took more than a second off the national record of 8:18.93 set by Yoshitaka Iwamizu at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. It was an Olympic qualifying mark, and well inside his 2020 personal best of 8:19.37. In running this time, he became the first man to break a national record at the new stadium in Tokyo.[4]
On 26 June 2021, Miura set a new national record of 8:15.99 at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka. He later bested this national record at the 2020 Olympic Games with a time of 8:09.92.
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:46.29 (Sagamihara 2021)
- 5000 metres – 13:26.78 (Kitami 2021)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:09.92 (Tokyo 2021) NR
- Half marathon – 1:01:41 (Tachikawa 2020)
References[]
- ^ "Ryuji MIURA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Miura Runs Steeplechase World Lead, Ishida Breaks 5000 m High School NR – Brett Larner – Japan Running News".
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase - men - senior - outdoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "World champion Barshim shares high jump win with Tobe at Tokyo test event". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 May 2021.
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