Tatsuhiko Ito

Tatsuhiko Ito (伊藤達彦, Itō Tatsuhiko, born 23 March 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner.^[2]

Tatsuhiko Ito

Personal information
Born	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 27) Hamamatsu, Japan[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	5000 metres 10000 metres Half marathon
University team	Tokyo International University
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Universiade 2019 Napoles Half marathon

On 4 December 2020, he finished second to Akira Aizawa in the 10,000m race at the Japanese national championships in a time of 27:25.73 at the Nagai Stadium, Osaka. In doing so, he broke the old Japanese national record along with Akira Aizawa and ran the Olympic qualifying standard time to secure a place at his home 2020 Tokyo Olympics.^[3]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 5000 metres – 13:33.97 (Chitose 2020)
• 10000 metres – 27:25.73 (Osaka 2020)
• 10 miles – 46:31 (Karatsu 2019)
• Half marathon – 1:01:52 (Tachikawa 2019)