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.
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1988 (age 35) Shibata, Miyagi, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Tohoku Fukushi University[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.50 (Rifu 2015)[2] 200 m: 21.24 (Kumamoto 2011)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests edit
| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 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 edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | |
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Representing  Japan
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| 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 edit
- ^ a b "Profile". Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "2011 Miyagi Spring Athletics Championships − Results" (PDF). JAAF MIYAGI (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "2011 National University Championships − Results". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links edit
- Kazuya Watanabe at World Athletics
- Kazuya Watanabe at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese) (archived)
- Kazuya Watanabe on Twitter
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