Kazuki Kawamura (河村 一輝, Kawamura Kazuki, born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese middle and long-distance runner, who…
Kazuki Kawamura (河村 一輝, Kawamura Kazuki, born 13 November 1997) is a Japanese middle and long-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is the Japanese national record holder for the 1500 metres, with a time of 3:35.42. He also won the event at the 2021 and 2023 Japan Championships in Athletics.
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Famous People from Gifu Prefecture
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Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu…
Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu Prefecture. He is a two-time Asian Indoor Champion in the high jump, and he won the 2023 Japanese Athletics Championships before placing 8th at the World Championships that year.
Yuka Ando (安藤 友香, Andō Yuka; born 16 March 1994) is a Japanese long distance runner. She competed in the women's…
Yuka Ando (安藤 友香, Andō Yuka; born 16 March 1994) is a Japanese long distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
Sayaka Aoki (青木 沙弥佳, Aoki Sayaka; born 15 December 1986 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese track and field sprinter and…
Sayaka Aoki (青木 沙弥佳, Aoki Sayaka; born 15 December 1986 in Gifu Prefecture) is a Japanese track and field sprinter and hurdler, who specializes in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. She competed for her country as part of the Japanese women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the World Championships in Athletics three times (2007, 2009, 2015). She has been a four-time medallist in the relay at the Asian Athletics Championships (2007, 2011, 2013, 2017), including a gold medal in 2011. She won her first major international medal in the hurdles – a bronze – at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Aoki competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Mayu Kida, Satomi Kubokura, and Asami Tanno. She ran on the anchor leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 52.64 seconds. Aoki and her team finished the relay in last place for a seasonal best time of 3:30.52, failing to advance into the final. Born in Gifu Prefecture, she attended Fukushima University and represented her country as a student-athlete at the 2007 Universiade.
Fumikazu Kobayashi (小林 史和, Kobayashi Fumikazu; born 21 March 1978) is a Japanese athlete who competes primarily in the…
Fumikazu Kobayashi (小林 史和, Kobayashi Fumikazu; born 21 March 1978) is a Japanese athlete who competes primarily in the 1500 metres. He competed at 2005 and 2007 World Championships reaching the semifinals stage the second time. He holds national records at several distances.
🎓 Takushoku University🏫 Chukyo High School📅 Born March 21🎂 Born 1978📍 From Takayama, Gifu💼 Track and Field
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Naoko Takahashi (高橋 尚子, Takahashi Naoko; born May 6, 1972) is a Japanese retired long-distance runner and Olympic gold…
Naoko Takahashi (高橋 尚子, Takahashi Naoko; born May 6, 1972) is a Japanese retired long-distance runner and Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner. She won the gold medal in the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and at the 2001 Berlin Marathon she became the first woman to complete a marathon in under 2 hours and 20 minutes.
🎓 Osaka Gakuin University🏫 Gifu Commercial High School📅 Born May 6🎂 Born 1972📍 From Gifu, Gifu Prefecture💼 Track and Field
Kenjiro Jitsui (born 16 December 1968) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the…
Kenjiro Jitsui (born 16 December 1968) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Daito Bunka University🏫 Chukyo High School📅 Born December 16🎂 Born 1968📍 From Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Teruyo Tanaka (田中 照代, Tanaka Teruyo) (born 24 May 1959) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in…
Teruyo Tanaka (田中 照代, Tanaka Teruyo) (born 24 May 1959) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 sprint events. She competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres T51, finished sixth in the women's 200 metres T51 and finished sixth in the women's 400 metres T51. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T52, a silver medal in the women's 800 metres T52 and a silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T52. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T52 and finished fourth in the women's 200 metres T52.
Masako Kisaki (木崎 正子, Kisaki Masako; born 7 November 1943) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She competed in the…
Masako Kisaki (木崎 正子, Kisaki Masako; born 7 November 1943) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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