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was a Japanese long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. Born in Kitago, Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki, he went on to represent his country twice at the Olympic Games: he finished 33rd in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and returned for the same event four years later at the 1960 Rome Olympics, taking 31st position with a time of 2:29:40.〔(Kurao Hiroshima ). Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 Outside of the Olympics, Hiroshima experienced much success on the Japanese marathon circuit. He made his first impact at the Japanese national championships: becoming the national champion for the first time in Tokyo in 1953 and for a second time in Fukuoka in 1955.〔(National Marathon Champions for Japan ). ARRS (2009-12-06). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 Between 1953 and 1959 he often registered within the world's top twenty fastest marathon runners of the year.〔(World Marathon Rankings for 1953 ). ARRS (2009-08-23). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 He was a three-time winner of the Lake Biwa Marathon, with victories in 1955, 1957 and 1959.〔(Biwa-ko Mainichi Marathon ). ARRS (2009-02-03). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 His achievements at the Fukuoka Marathon singled him out as one of the best Japanese runners of his generation: his winning time of 2:21:40 in 1957 was a new Japanese record,〔Nakamura, Ken. (Marathon - A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships by K. Ken Nakamura - Part 1 1947-1966 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 the fifth fastest in the world that year.〔(World Marathon Rankings for 1957 ). ARRS (2010-01-22). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 He became the first runner to win twice in Fukuoka when he took the title again two years later.〔 At the Beppu-Ōita Marathon, he was also the first athlete to win on multiple occasions (in 1956 and 1958).〔(Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon ). ARRS (2009-12-24). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 He also proved himself adept at the 20 kilometres distance when he won the Kashima Yutoku 20K in both 1955 and 1957.〔Larner, Brett & Ota, Shigenobu (2010-01-24). (Kashima Yutoku Half Marathon ). ARRS. Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 Although Hiroshima was largely focused on running in Japan throughout his career, he competed at the Boston Marathon in 1954 and just missed out on a podium place in fourth position.〔(World Marathon Rankings for 1954 ). ARRS. (2009-10-16). Retrieved on 2010-02-08.〕 ==Achievements== *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kurao Hiroshima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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