is a former long-distance runner from Japan.
Career He graduated from Komazawa University, during the student has participated in Hakone Ekiden.
He won the 2000 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:06:51 on December 3, 2000 – the second fastest run of 2000 after Antonio Pinto's time at the London Marathon. This also won him the Japanese title and remains the record for the national championship race. Fujita finished in sixth place (2:15:45) at the 1999 World Championships in Seville and twelfth at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.
He also won the 2002 Seoul International Marathon and the 2007 edition of the Beppu-Ōita Marathon.
His career quietly came to an end in 2013, as in his final two performances at the Lake Biwa Marathon and the Nagano Marathon, he did not finish the distance.Nakamura, Ken (2013-04-21). Kawauchi and Puchkova win snowy Nagano Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-22.
In 2015 Fujita returned with a win at the Ishigakijima Marathon in Okinawa.
Achievements Representing 1998World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, Switzerland30thHalf Marathon1:02:451999Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, Japan2ndMarathon2:10:07World Championships Seville, Spain6thMarathon2:15:452000Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan1stMarathon2:06:512001World Championships Edmonton, Canada12thMarathon2:18:232002Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea1stMarathon2:11:222004Sapporo Half MarathonSapporo, Japan8thHalf Marathon1:02:122005Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, Japan10thMarathon2:12:30Sapporo Half MarathonSapporo, Japan11thHalf Marathon1:03:00Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan3rdMarathon2:09:482006Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan8thMarathon2:11:502007Beppu-Ōita MarathonBeppu-Ōita, Japan1stMarathon2:10:23Sapporo Half MarathonSapporo, Japan6thHalf Marathon1:02:39Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan8thMarathon2:12:292009Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan10thMarathon2:14:00Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany8thMarathon2:12:542011Beppu-Ōita MarathonBeppu-Ōita, Japan5thMarathon2:12:262013Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, JapanDNFMarathon -Nagano MarathonNagano, JapanDNFMarathon -2015Ishigakijima MarathonOkinawa, Japan1stMarathon2:39:25
References
External links
藤田 敦史 Atsushi Fujita at JAAF Marathoninfo