Kazuya Watanabe (渡邉 和也, Watanabe Kazuya, born 20 July 1988 in Shibata, Miyagi) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 Asian Championships.

Kazuya Watanabe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born20 July 1988 (1988-07-20) (age 36)
Shibata, Miyagi, Japan
Alma materTohoku Fukushi University[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.50 (Rifu 2015)[2]

200 m: 21.24 (Kumamoto 2011)[3]

400 m: 45.71 (Fukuroi 2013)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pune 4×400 m relay

Personal bests

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Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
100 m 10.50 (wind: +0.8 m/s) Miyagi Spring Athletics Championships Rifu, Japan 25 April 2015 [2]
200 m 21.24 (wind: +0.8 m/s) National University Championships Kumamoto, Japan 10 September 2011 [3]
400 m 45.71 (Outdoor) Shizuoka International Meet Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2013
48.68 (Indoor) Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 15 February 2014

International competition

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing   Japan
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 12th (sf) 400 m 47.80
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:04.46 (relay leg: 3rd)
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 5th 400 m 48.68 PB
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (B) 4×400 m relay 3:03.24 (relay leg: 4th) SB

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2011 Miyagi Spring Athletics Championships − Results" (PDF). JAAF MIYAGI (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2011 National University Championships − Results". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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