Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 1 May 1986 Saitama, Japan[1] | (age 38)
Alma mater | Nihon University |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 200 m |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests | 100 m: 10.23 (Tottori 2017) 200 m: 20.13 (Lucerne 2015) |
Medal record |
Kenji Fujimitsu (藤光 謙司, Fujimitsu Kenji, born 1 May 1986) is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He is a one-time Asian champion and two-time national champion in the event and has a personal best of 20.13 seconds. He is also a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships.[2] He holds the Asian best in the rarely-contested 300 metres.[3]
Personal bests
[edit]Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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100 m | 10.23 (+1.9 m/s) | Fuse Sprint | Tottori, Japan | 4 June 2017 | |
10.14 (+3.2 m/s) | KBC Night of Athletics | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 18 July 2015 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m | 20.13 (+0.6 m/s) | Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern | Lucerne, Switzerland | 14 July 2015 | |
300 m | 32.21 | Izumo Meet | Izumo, Japan | 12 April 2015 | Current AB |
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.64 |
3rd | Medley relay | 1:53.11 | |||
2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | 200 m | 20.85 |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 20.97 |
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.30 | |||
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.01 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.13 | |||
East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 1st | 200 m | 20.91 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.40 | |||
2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 5th | 200 m | 20.80 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.28 | |||
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | 200 m | 20.74 | |
10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.14 | |||
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.43 | |||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 |
2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th (h) | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.87 |
Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.88 | |
2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.20 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 200 m | 20.34 | |
10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.60 | |||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 64th (h) | 200 m | 20.86 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.04 |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 5th | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:22.67 |
National titles
[edit]- Japanese Championships
- 200 m: 2010, 2015
See also
[edit]- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
- List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
- List of 200 metres national champions (men)
References
[edit]- ^ "さいたま市ゆかりのアスリートインタビュー". Saitama (in Japanese). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kenji Fujimitsu at World Athletics
- Kenji Fujimitsu at Diamond League
- Kenji Fujimitsu at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Kenji Fujimitsu at Olympics.com
- Kenji Fujimitsu at Olympedia
- Kenji Fujimitsu on X
- Kenji Fujimitsu on Instagram