Kenji Fujimitsu Explained

Kenji Fujimitsu
Sport:Track and field
Event:200 m
Alma Mater:Nihon University
Birth Place:Saitama, Japan[1]
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)[2]
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Pb:100 m: 10.23 (Tottori 2017)
200 m: 20.13 (Lucerne 2015)
300 m: 32.21 AB (Izumo 2015)

is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He is a one-time Asian champion and two-time national champion in the event and has a personal best of 20.13 seconds. He is also a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships.[2] He holds the Asian best in the rarely-contested 300 metres.[3]

Personal bests

EventTime (s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
100 m10.23 (+1.9 m/s)Fuse SprintTottori, Japan4 June 2017
10.14 (+3.2 m/s)KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-Zolder, Belgium18 July 2015Wind-assisted
200 m20.13 (+0.6 m/s)Spitzen Leichtathletik LuzernLucerne, Switzerland14 July 2015
300 m32.21Izumo MeetIzumo, Japan12 April 2015Current AB

Achievements

Representing and Asia-Pacific (Continental Cup only)
2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada10th (sf)200 m21.64
3rdMedley relay1:53.11
2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1st200 m20.85
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany20th (qf)200 m20.97
4th4 × 100 m relay38.30
Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China1st4 × 100 m relay39.01
1st4 × 400 m relay3:04.13
East Asian GamesHong Kong, China1st200 m20.91
bgcolor=silver 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.40
2010Continental CupSplit, Croatia5th200 m20.80
bgcolor=silver 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.28
Asian GamesGuangzhou, China2nd200 m20.74
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay47.14
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.43
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6th4 × 100 m relay38.39
2014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas9th (h)4 × 200 m relay1:23.87
Asian GamesIncheon, South Koreabgcolor=gold 1st4 × 400 m relay3:01.88
2015World RelaysNassau, Bahamasbgcolor=cc9966 3rd4 × 100 m relay38.20
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (sf)200 m20.34
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.60
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil64th (h)200 m20.86
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4 × 100 m relay38.04
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan5th4 × 200 m relay1:22.67

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: さいたま市ゆかりのアスリートインタビュー. 21 April 2020. Saitama. 17 October 2020. Japanese.
  2. Web site: Profile. JAAF. 17 October 2020. Japanese.
  3. Web site: ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019). Asian Athletics Association. 17 October 2020.