Kazuya Watanabe (sprinter)

Kazuya Watanabe (渡邉 和也, Watanabe Kazuya, born 20 July 1988 in Shibata, Miyagi) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 Asian Championships.

Kazuya Watanabe

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	20 July 1988 (age 32) Shibata, Miyagi, Japan
Alma mater	Tohoku Fukushi University[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.50 (Rifu 2015)[2] 200 m: 21.24 (Kumamoto 2011)[3] 400 m: 45.71 (Fukuroi 2013)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2013 Pune 4×400 m relay

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	10.50 (wind: +0.8 m/s)	Miyagi Spring Athletics Championships	Rifu, Japan	25 April 2015	[2]
200 m	21.24 (wind: +0.8 m/s)	National University Championships	Kumamoto, Japan	10 September 2011	[3]
400 m	45.71 (Outdoor)	Shizuoka International Meet	Fukuroi, Japan	3 May 2013
	48.68 (Indoor)	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	15 February 2014

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing  Japan
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	12th (sf)	400 m	47.80
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:04.46 (relay leg: 3rd)
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	5th	400 m	48.68 PB
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd (B)	4×400 m relay	3:03.24 (relay leg: 4th) SB

References

1. "Profile". Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "2011 Miyagi Spring Athletics Championships − Results" (PDF). JAAF MIYAGI (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
3. "2011 National University Championships − Results". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 October 2020.

External links

• Kazuya Watanabe at World Athletics
• Kazuya Watanabe at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese) (archived)
• Kazuya Watanabe on Twitter