| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 50) | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Juntendo University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| 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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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. He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles. He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002, he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.
International competition
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "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
- 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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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan
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