Takeyuki Nakayama

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Takeyuki Nakayama (中山竹通,Nakayama Takeyuki,born Dec 20, 1959) is a Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea(Gold medal).

Nakayama's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1984,1987), Seoul marathon(1985), and Tokyo marathon (1990). In 1985 Nakayama set the 2nd record in the world from the 1st World Cup marathon(2:08:15). As of 2007, Nakayama is a coach at the Aichi Seiko Track Team.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Toshihiko Seko	Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1984	Succeeded by Hisatoshi Shintaku
Preceded by Juma Ikangaa	Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1987	Succeeded by Toshihiro Shibutani
Preceded by Robert de Castella	Men's Fastest Marathon Race 1987	Succeeded by Belayneh Dinsamo
Preceded by Hiromi Taniguchi	Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1990	Succeeded by Abebe Mekonnen