Akio Usami

{{short description|Japanese long-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Akio Usami

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| nationality = Japanese

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long-distance running/Marathon

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|5|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tsubame, Niigata, Japan

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| height =168 cm

| weight =59 kg

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{{Nihongo|Akio Usami|宇佐美 彰朗|Usami Akio|born 31 May 1943}} is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968, 1972 and the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/us/akio-usami-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/us/akio-usami-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Akio Usami Olympic Results |accessdate=7 May 2017}}

His most important win in his marathoning career occurred at the prestigious 1970 Fukuoka Marathon, in which he ran a personal best 2:10:37.8 (also setting a Japanese record at the time). He beat runner-up Kenny Moore by nearly a minute.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/marathon-part-5-1970|title=Akio Usami of Japan wins 1970 Fukuoka Marathon|website=worldathletics.org|access-date=September 12, 2022}}

Usami won the British AAA Championships title at the 1974 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=30 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=30 May 2025}}