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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 July 1992 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan [1] | (age 31)||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Nihon University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 400 m: 46.00 (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [4]
Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date |
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400 m | 46.00 | Japanese Championships | Chōfu, Japan | 8 June 2013 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Time |
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Representing
Saitama Sakae High School and
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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 |