Sota Kawatsura Explained

Sota Kawatsura
Nationality:Japanese
Country:Japan
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres
200 metres
Alma Mater:Chuo University
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Pb:60 m: 6.63 (2014)
100 m: 10.22 (2011)
200 m: 20.56 (2011)

is a Japanese track and field sprinter. He was an unused reserve runner in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships.[2] He has won several medals at regional level.[3]

His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 20.56 seconds in the 200 metres. He is also the former national best holder for the outdoor 60 metres at 6.63 seconds.[4]

Personal bests

EventTime (s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
60 m6.63 (wind: 0.0 m/s) National Record TrialsItami, Japan5 October 2014Former NB
100 m10.22 (wind: +1.8 m/s)National Sports FestivalYamaguchi, Japan8 October 2011
10.10 (wind: +3.4 m/s)Texas RelaysAustin, United States29 March 2014Wind-assisted
200 m20.56 (wind: 0.0 m/s)Kanto University ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan22 May 2011

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime (s)Notes
Representing
2009East Asian GamesHong Kong, China3rd200 m21.43 (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan3rd100 m10.30 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
1st4×100 m relay39.18 (relay leg: 1st)
UniversiadeShenzhen, China12th (sf)100 m10.43 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
(h)4×100 m relay (relay leg: 3rd)
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India (sf)100 m
2nd4×100 m relay39.11 (relay leg: 4th)

National titles

YearCompetitionVenueEventTime
Representing Chuo University
2011National University ChampionshipsKumamoto, Kumamoto4×100 m relay38.85 (relay leg: 2nd)
Representing Mizuno and Tokyo (National Sports Festival only)
2012National Corporate ChampionshipsFukuoka, Fukuoka4×100 m relay39.83 (relay leg: 1st)
2013National Corporate ChampionshipsKumagaya, Saitama100 m10.24 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
National Sports FestivalChōfu, Tokyo100 m10.41 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
2014National Sports FestivalIsahaya, Nagasaki4×100 m relay39.36 (relay leg: 1st)
2016National Corporate ChampionshipsOsaka, Osaka4×100 m relay39.37 (relay leg: 1st)
2017National Corporate ChampionshipsOsaka, Osaka4×400 m relay3:08.82 (relay leg: 3rd)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. JAAF. 29 October 2020. Japanese.
  2. Web site: Japanese Results of 2011 World Championships. JAAF. 29 October 2020. Japanese.
  3. Web site: Profile. World Athletics. 29 October 2020.
  4. News: 川面が日本最高 陸上男子60メートル. 5 October 2014. Kobe Shimbun. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011182341/https://www.kobe-np.co.jp/news/sports/201410/0007394101.shtml. 11 October 2014. 29 October 2020. Japanese.