Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)

DOB: 11 May 1973; Born in Hiroshima Prefecture; Height: 165cm; Weight: 50Kg; Team: Chugoku Electric Power; Coach: Yasushi Sakaguchi Personal Bests : 5000m: 13:31.46 (2003); 10000m: 28:05.76 (2004); Half : 1:01:50 (2002); Marathon: 2:08:37 (2003)

International Championships Highlights: Marathon: Bronze medalist at 2005 World Championships; 5th in 2005 World Championships 13 th in 2008 Olympic Games; 12 th in 2003 World Championships

Progressions (since 2005): Year 5000m 10000m Marathon 2010 14:18.37 29:18.71 1:08:50 2009 30:03.4 1:04:23 2008 14:06.72 28:51.59 1:02:46 2:13:26 2007 14:11.91 28:43.35 1:03:25 2:17:42 2006 29:25.23 1:02:04 2:10:48 2005 13:49.26 28:20.52 1:03:12 2:11:16

Marathon Career Time Race Place Date DNF Fukuoka DNF 5 Dec 2010 DNF Tokyo DNF 22 Mar 2009 2:13:26 OG 13 th 24 Aug 2008 2:28:25 Good Luck – Beijing 10 th 20 Apr 2008 2:17:42 WC 5th 25 Aug 2007 2:10:48 Fukuoka 6th 3 Dec 2006 2:19:17 London 26 th 23 Apr 2006 2:11:16 WC Helsinki 3rd 13 Aug 2005 2:09:10 Fukuoka 1st 5 Dec 2004 Personal Best 2:08:37 Fukuoka 6th 7 Dec 2003 2:10:39 WC Paris 12 th 30 Aug 2003 2:09:15 Fukuoka 2nd 1 Dec 2002 2:25:03 London 34 th 14 Apr 2002 2:10:06 4th 3 Sept 2001 DNF Tokyo DNF 18 Feb 2001 2:11:43 Rotterdam 16 th 16 Apr 2000 2:15:22 Fukuoka 24 th 5 Dec 1999

2010 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 5 Dec Marathon DNF DNF 18 Sept Chugoku Corporate team distance - Miyoshi 5000m 26r9 14:18.37 21 Aug Hiroshima Cross Country 8Km 18 th 25:17 4 July Sapporo Half marathon Half marathon 83 rd 1:08:50 20 June Hokuren Distance Challenge – Shibetsu 5000m 21rB 14:46.23 17 June Hokuren Distance Challenge – Fukagawa 10000m 22rB 29:18.71 5 June Hiroshima Prefecture Corporate T&F – Shobara 5000m 14 th 14:26.85 16 May Chugoku Corporate team T&F Champ – Miyaoshi 10000m 15r3 29:48.64 8 May Chugoku Corporate team T&F Champ - Miyoshi 5000m 23r3 14:39.25 29 Apr Oda – Hiroshima 5000m 26 th 14:56.29 25 Apr Hyogo Relays – Kobe 10000m 16 th 30:20.35 11 Feb Himeji Castle Road Race 10 Mile 10 th 48:04 31 Jan Yamaguchi Ekiden Stage 4 – 10.4K 4th 31:24

2009 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 21 Nov Chugoku Corporate team Distance – Kure 10000m 22r3 30:03.4 5 July Sapporo Half Marathon Half marathon 29 th 1:04:23 22 Mar Tokyo Marathon Marathon DNF DNF

2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 24 Aug Olympic Games – Beijing Marathon 13 th 2:13:26 15 June Sapporo Half Marathon Half marathon 10 th 1:02:46 17 May Chugoku district Corporate T&F Champ - Miyoshi 10000m 5r2 28:51.59 29 Apr Oda – Hiroshima 5000m 16rA 14:06.73 27 Apr Hyogo Relays 10000m 18 th 29:08.30 20 Apr Good Luck - Beijing Olympics Test Marathon Marathon 10 th 2:28:25 1 Jan New Year Ekiden Stage 2 - 22Km 4th 1:03:29