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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1980 (1980-07-10) (age 44) Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 49.04 (Niigata 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Naohiro Kawakita (河北 尚広, Kawakita Naohiro, born 10 July 1980 in Takamatsu, Kagawa) is a Japanese hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He won bronze medals at the 2006 Asian Games and 2010 Asian Games in the event.
Personal best
| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 400 m hurdles | 49.04 | National Sports Festival | Niigata, Japan | 3 October 2009 |
International competition
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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Representing  Japan
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| 1999 | Asian Junior Championships | Singapore | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 54.64 | |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.38 (relay leg: 4th) | GR | |||
| 2003 | Summer Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 50.03 | |
| 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.97 (relay leg: 4th) | ||||
| 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 50.10 | |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.19 | |
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.61 | |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.08 (relay leg: 3rd) | ||||
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.37 | |
| 2nd (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:06.53 (relay leg: 3rd) | ||||
Did not compete in the final where Japan won the silver medal
References
- ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
External links
- Naohiro Kawakita at World Athletics
- Naohiro Kawakita at JAAF (in Japanese)
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Japanese male hurdlers
- Sportspeople from Kagawa Prefecture
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Japanese athletics biography stubs