Naoki Koyama
Japanese marathon runner (born 1996)
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Naoki Koyama (born 12 May 1996)[1][2] is a Japanese marathon runner. Koyoma set a course record of 2:07:40 at the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon in Australia[3] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the Marathon Grand Championships in Japan.[4][5] At the Olympics, Koyama placed 23rd in the men's marathon.[6] He was present at the opening of the Museum of World Athletics Heritage Athletics exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in July 2025.[7]
Personal bests
- 5000 metres – 13:38.81 (Chitose 2020)
- 10,000 metres – 27:55.16 (Fukagawa 2021)
- Half marathon – 1:01:08 (Yamaguchi 2020)
- Marathon – 2:06:33 (Osaka 2024)