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Naoki Kobayashi (sprinter)

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Naoki Kobayashi
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born20 December 1990 (1990-12-20) (age 33)
Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Alma materTokai University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
ClubHULFT
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 20.97 (2014)

300 m: 33.29 (2014)

400 m: 45.79 (2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin 400 m

Naoki Kobayashi (小林 直己, Kobayashi Naoki, born 20 December 1990 in Hadano, Kanagawa) is a Japanese track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. His personal best in the event is 45.79 seconds. He competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships without qualifying for the final.[2]

Personal bests

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Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date
200 m 20.97 (wind: 0.0 m/s) Kanto University Championships Yokohama, Japan 24 May 2014
300 m 33.29 Izumo Meet Izumo, Japan 20 April 2014
400 m 45.79 Japan–China–Korea Friendship Meet Jinhua, China 6 July 2014

International competition

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Japan
2013 East Asian Games Tianjin, China 3rd 400 m 46.76
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:07.32 (relay leg: 2nd)
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 17th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:06.38 (relay leg: 1st) SB
World Championships Beijing, China 15th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.97 (relay leg: 3rd) SB
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas (h) 4×400 m relay DNF (relay leg: 3rd)

National titles

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Year Competition Venue Event Time (s)
Representing Tokai University and Kanagawa (National Sports Festival only)
2014 National University Individual Championships Hiratsuka, kanagawa 400 m 47.11
2015 National Sports Festival Wakayama, Wakayama 400 m 46.87

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1 - Results" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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