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Japanese sprinter

Kengo Yamasaki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born30 July 1992 (1992-07-30) (age 32)
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Retired2018
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 46.00 (2013)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin 4×400 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Hanoi 4×400 m relay

Kengo Yamazaki (山﨑 謙吾, Yamazaki Kengo, born 30 July 1992 in Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event was 46.00 seconds set in Tokyo in 2013. He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships.

Personal best

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date
400 m 46.00 Japanese Championships Chōfu, Japan 8 June 2013

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
Representing  Japan
2010 Asian Junior Championships Hanoi, Vietnam 5th 400 m 48.55
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:12.14 (relay leg: 4th)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 13th (sf) 400 m 46.90
5th 4×400 m relay 3:06.58 (relay leg: 4th)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 9th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.43 (relay leg: 1st) SB
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 4th 400 m 47.40
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:07.32 (relay leg: 1st)
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:12.63 (relay leg: 1st) SB

National titles

Year Competition Venue Event Time
Representing Saitama Sakae High School and Ibaraki (National Sports Festival only)
2009 National High School Championships Nara, Nara 400 m 46.83
4×400 m relay 3:12.38 (relay leg: 4th)
National Sports Festival Niigata, Niigata 400 m (U19) 46.94
National Junior Championships Kōfu, Yamanashi 400 m 46.98
2010 National High School Championships Okinawa, Okinawa 400 m 47.79
National Junior Championships Nagoya, Aichi 400 m 47.63
Representing Nihon University
2013 National University Championships Shinjuku, Tokyo 400 m 46.65

References

  1. "Profile" (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. @kkeenggoo (30 April 2019). "陸上競技を引退しました" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. "4x400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1 − Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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