is a Japanese long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon. Ogata was born in Kumano, Hiroshima. In August 2003 he came twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. In August 2005 he won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. He then finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships. Achievements Personal bests 3000 metres - 8:01.86 min (2004) 5000 metres - 13:31.46 min (2003) 10,000 metres - 28:05.76 min (2004) Half marathon - 1:01:50 hrs (2002) Marathon - 2:08:37 hrs (2003) References 1973 births Living people Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners People from Hiroshima Prefecture Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Japan World Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people