 Kimura (No.36) at the 2019 National Sports Festival | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1993 (age 31) Utazu, Kagawa, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | International Pacific University | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | Yondenko | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 20.85 (2017) 300 m: 32.85 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kazushi Kimura (木村 和史, Kimura Kazushi, born 17 January 1993 in Utazu, Kagawa) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event is 45.53 seconds set in Osaka in 2017. He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships.[3]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 200 m | 20.85 (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Kansai Corporate Championships | Osaka, Japan | 20 May 2017 | |
| 20.82 (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Chugoku-Shikoku University Championships | Izumo, Japan | 18 May 2014 | Wind-assisted | |
| 300 m | 32.85 | Naoto Tajima Memorial | Yamaguchi, Japan | 20 October 2019 | |
| 400 m | 45.53 | National Championships | Osaka, Japan | 23 June 2017 |
International competition
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing  Japan
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| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2nd | 400 m | 47.53 |
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:09.64 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 36th (h) | 400 m | 47.98 | |
| 7th | 4×400 m relay | 3:09.67 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.29 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| DécaNation | Angers, France | 2nd | 4×400 m relay (Mixed) | 3:27.88 (relay leg: 4th) | |
National titles
| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Time | Notes |
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| Representing International Pacific University | |||||
| 2012 | National Junior Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 400 m | 47.68 | |
| 2013 | National University Individual Championships | Hiratsuka, kanagawa | 400 m | 46.67 | GR |
Representing Yondenko and  Kagawa (National Sports Festival only)
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| 2016 | National Corporate Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 400 m | 46.81 | |
| 2019 | National Corporate Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 200 m | 20.86 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 400 m | 45.96 | ||||
| National Sports Festival | Naka, Ibaraki | 400 m | 46.92 | ||
References
- ^ "世界陸上競技選手権大会に木村和史(きむらかずし)が出場決定！" (PDF). Yondenko (in Japanese). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
- Kazushi Kimura at World Athletics
- Kazushi Kimura at JAAF (in Japanese)
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