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Arata Fujiwara
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Personal information
Born (1981-09-12) September 12, 1981 (age 42)
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country  Japan
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon

Arata Fujiwara (藤原 新, Fujiwara Arata, born 12 September 1981) is a Japanese marathon runner.

At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, Germany, Fujiwara finished 61st in the men's marathon in a time of two hours, thirty-one minutes and ten seconds.

He represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, finishing in 45th place. He qualified for the Games by finishing second in the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.

Personal Bests

  • 5000 metres – 13:49.70 (2007)
  • 10,000 metres – 28:57.28 (2007)
  • 20K run – 58:25 (2012)
  • Half marathon – 1:01:34 (2012)
  • Marathon – 2:07:48 (2012)
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