Takuya Kawakami

Takuya Kawakami
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born8 June 1995 (1995-06-08) (age 29)
Chiba, Japan[1]
Alma materChuo University
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 metres
100 metres
ClubOsaka Gas[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 6.54 NIR (2019)
100 m: 10.22 (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei 4×100 m relay

Takuya Kawakami (川上 拓也, Kawakami Takuya, born 8 June 1995 in Chiba) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 6.54 seconds in the indoor 60 metres. The latter is the current Japanese indoor record.[2] He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships, with teammates Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike and Masaharu Mori.[3]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.54 (Indoor) Birmingham, United Kingdom 16 February 2019 Current NIR
100 m 10.22 (wind: +1.0 m/s) Fujiyoshida, Japan 1 September 2019
10.09 (wind: +4.5 m/s) Hiratsuka, Japan 10 June 2017 Wind-assisted

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s) Notes
Representing  Japan
2014 Asian Junior Championships Taipei, Taiwan 1st 100 m 10.47 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 39.49 (relay leg: 1st)
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 8th (sf) 100 m 10.47 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2nd 4×100 m relay 39.02 (relay leg: 1st) SB

National titles

Year Competition Venue Event Time (s)
Representing Chuo University
2016 National University Championships Kumagaya, Saitama 4×100 m relay 38.92 (relay leg: 1st)
2017 National University Championships Fukui, Fukui 4×100 m relay 39.40 (relay leg: 1st)
National Championships Yokohama, Kanagawa 4×100 m relay 39.30 (relay leg: 1st)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile". Osaka Gas (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final − Result" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Japanese athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.