Yuki Kawauchi (川内優輝, Kawauchi Yūki, born 5 March 1987) is a Japanese marathon runner. He came to prominence after running the 2011 Tokyo Marathon in 2:08:37, finishing as the first Japanese and third overall. He was known as the "citizen runner" given that he used to work full-time for the government of Saitama Prefecture and trained in his time off with his own expenses without any sponsorship. As of the year 2020, he is a full-time professional runner and has left his job in local government.
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5 March 1987 (age 38) Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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