| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles: 48.58 (Osaka, 2024) |
Kaito Tsutsue (筒江 海斗, born 2 July 1998) is a Japanese hurdler. He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles.
Career
He competed at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok in the 400 metres hurdles in July 2023.
He placed third at the Golden Grand Prix in 2024 running 48.92 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles. He set a new personal best and met the minimum standard for the 2024 Olympics with a time of 48.58 seconds at the Kinami Memorial race in Osaka in May 2024. He finished third at the Japanese Athletics Championships in June 2024.
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, in the 400 metres hurdles.
Personal life
He graduated from Fukuoka University.
References
- "Kaito Tsutsue". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- Henry, Mellisa (14 July 2023). "Asian Athletics Championships latest track and field results: Day 3". worldtrack. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- Rout, Abhiruchi (May 19, 2024). "Seiko Golden Grand Prix 2024 Final Results: Torrie Lewis stunned in 100m, Rose Davies breaks 5000m meeting record". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Men's 400m Hurdles: Kaito Tsutsue breaks the Paris standard with a personal best of 48.58 seconds! "I was able to run my own race" [Kinami Memorial]". newsdig. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Japanese Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024.
- "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- "Team Japan". jaaf.or.jp. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Courtesy call on the Governor by Kaito Tsutsue, a Japanese athlete representing Japan in the 400m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". pref.Kumamoto.jp. July 23, 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "[Paris Olympics] Kaito Tsutsue (Men's 400m Hurdles) will compete in his first race on August 5th". fukuoak-u.ac.jp. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
- Kaito Tsutsue at World Athletics
- Kaito Tsutsue at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Kaito Tsutsue – Paris 2024 at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Kaito Tsutsue at Olympics.com
- Kaito Tsutsue at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Kaito Tsutsue – Paris 2024 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
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