Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken, born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a professional keirin cyclist.[2] He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1974 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Juntendo University[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 47.09 (1999) 400 m hurdles: 48.98 (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002,[4] he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.
International competition
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| Representing Japan
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| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 28th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 53.10 |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | 400 m hurdles | |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.17 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 27th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.32 |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.60 | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.63 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 50.88 |
| 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.85 (relay leg: 3rd) | |||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 29th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.34 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 30th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.95 |
| 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.73 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "夢の五輪 東京目指せる選手にジェラシーも／吉沢賢". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Ken Yoshizawa at Sports Reference
- ^ "300 Metres Hurdles Result | Norwich Union Classic | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.
External links
edit- Ken Yoshizawa at World Athletics
- Ken Yoshizawa at JAAF (in Japanese) (archived)
- Ken Yoshizawa at JOC (in Japanese)
- Ken Yoshizawa at Keirin.jp
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