is a Japanese

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete from

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan, mainly located on the island of Kyūshū, although it also includes a number of islands off Kyūshū's northwest coast - including Tsushima and Iki. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,246,4 ...

who specializes in

long-distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running come two di ...

. He graduated from

Yamanashi Gakuin University Yamanashi Gakuin University (Japanese: 山梨学院大学, ''Yamanashi gakuin daigaku'') (YGU) is a private university in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Yamanashi Gakuin was founded in 1946. Today, it is a comprehensive educational institut ...

. He is a member of the Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems team in

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Personal history

Inoue finished in eighth place in the 2017

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, the highest result among Japanese runners. He finished 5th, with his personal best, in the 2018 Tokyo Marathon.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inoue, Hiroto 1993 births Living people Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games athletes for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Japanese sportsmen