Takahiro Sunada

Takahiro Sunada (砂田貴裕, Sunada Takahiro; born 19 January 1973) is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner born in Osaka. He was the World Athletics male world record holder over the 100 km ultramarathon distance, with a time of 6:13:33 (Lake Saroma-Tokoro Japan June 21, 1998) until it was broken by Nao Kazami in 2018 with a time of 6:09:14.^[2] His personal best time for the marathon is 2:10:07 (Berlin, Germany September 10, 2000),^[1] where he finished in 4th place.^[3]

Sunada, Takahiro

Personal information
Full name	Sunada, Takahiro
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1973-01-19) January 19, 1973 (age 52) Osaka, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Marathon, Ultramarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100km 6:13:33[1] Marathon 2:10:08[1]
Medal record Men's track and field IAU 100 km World Championships 1999 Chavagnes-en-Paillers 100km IAAF World Cup Marathon 1995 Athens Marathon IAU 100km European Championships 2000 Belvès 100km Lake Saroma Ultramarathon 1998 Tokoro 100km

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1998	Lake Saroma Ultramarathon	Tokoro, Japan	1st	Ultra Marathon	6:13:33 WR[1]
1999	IAU 100 km World Championships	Chavagnes-en-Paillers, France	3rd	Ultra Marathon	6:26:06[4]
2000	IAU European Championships	Belvès, France	1st	Ultra Marathon	6:17:17
2000	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	4th	Marathon	2:10:07[1]