Koki Ikeda
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 3 May 1998 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
Medal record | |
Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki, born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete.[1] He studied at Toyo University.[2]
Ikeda won a bronze medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi.[1] He represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in 20 kilometres walk.[3] He won a silver medal at 2020 Summer Olympics[4] and the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the same event.[5]
In November 2024, Ikeda was issued with a provisional suspension in relation to an anti-doping rule violation connected with abnormalities in his biological passport.[6][7] Ikeda publically refuted breaking ant-doping rules.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Koki Ikeda Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (7 March 2019). "Ikeda's rise from team member to Olympic contender". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 5 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Odom, Joel (15 July 2022), "20k race walk winner at World Athletics Championships", The Oregonian
- ^ "Olympic medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan suspended in doping investigation". AP. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Olympic medallist Koki Ikeda vows to clear name after doping suspension". The Japan Times. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Asahi Kasei, the company that denies the allegations of doping violation against Mukai Ikeda, has asked for the provisional suspension to be revoked". Daily Sports (in Japanese). 2 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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