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Kazuhiro Takahashi (sprinter)

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Kazuhiro Takahashi
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born27 July 1976 (1976-07-27) (age 48)
Nara Prefecture, Japan
Alma materWaseda University
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Retired2004[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.24 (1994)
200 m: 20.57 (1994)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Jakarta 4×100 m relay

Kazuhiro Takahashi (高橋 和裕, Takahashi Kazuhiro, born 27 July 1976 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese retired sprinter. He currently holds the Asian indoor record in the 4 × 400 metres relay with 3:05.90 minutes, achieved with teammates Jun Osakada, Masayoshi Kan and Shunji Karube in March 1999 in Maebashi.[3] He also formerly held the Japanese record in the 200 metres with 20.57 seconds.[2]

He is currently (2020) the athletic director at Hamamatsu Koto High School.[4]

Personal bests

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Japan
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 5th 200 m 21.01 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 24th (h) 200 m 21.35
5th 4×400 m relay 3:06.22 (relay leg: 1st)
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 10th (sf) 400 m 47.46
2nd 4×100 m relay 39.18 (relay leg: 2nd)

National titles

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  • National Championships
    • 200 m: 1994
  • National Corporate Championships
    • 200 m: 2000
  • National High School Championships
    • 100 m: 1994
    • 200 m: 1994
    • 4×100 m relay: 1994
    • 4×400 m relay: 1994
  • National Sports Festival
    • 100 m (Boys A): 1994

References

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  1. ^ "Kazuhiro Takahashi Retired". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 11 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Super Meet 2002 Yokohama" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 September 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "浜松湖東・島田が早大合格「日の丸を背負う選手に」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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