Takatoshi Abe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | 12 November 1991 (age 32) Okayama Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Alma mater | Chukyo University |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 m hurdles |
| Club | Yamada Denki Athletics Club[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 48.68 (Fukuroi 2018) |
Takatoshi Abe (安部孝駿, Abe Takatoshi, born 12 November 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the reigning Asian champion in the event.
Born in Okayama Prefecture, Abe initially contested both the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 m hurdles, winning silver and gold medals at the Japanese high school championships in 2009. He chose to specialise in the latter event from mid-2009 onwards.[3] Abe ran a personal best of 49.46 seconds to claim the silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing closely behind the strong favourite Jehue Gordon.[4] He also ran with the Japanese 4×400 metres relay team, helping them to fifth place.[3] His hurdles time made him the third best Asian in the event that year, after compatriots Kenji Narisako and Takayuki Koike.[5]
Abe made his second ever sub-50-second clocking at the 2011 Japanese Athletics Championships, where he took third with a time of 49.81 seconds.[6] He was selected to represent Japan at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe and he went away with his first regional title, ending the race with a time of 49.64 seconds to win the gold medal.[7]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]
International competition
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time (s) | Notes |
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| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Brunswick, Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.46 | PB |
| 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.94 (relay leg: 4th) | ||||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.64 | SB |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.96 | ||
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.16 (relay leg: 4th) | ||||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 33rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.90 | ||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.41 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.93 | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.12 | |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:01.94 (relay leg: 3rd) | SB | |||
| Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 49.80 | ||
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 49.74 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.97 | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.98 | |
National titles
[edit]- Japanese Championships
- 400 m hurdles: 2017, 2019, 2020
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Yamada Denki Athletics Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "安部 孝駿 Takatoshi Abe". JAAF.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles". IAAF.org. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "400 Metres Hurdles 2010". IAAF.org. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (12 June 2011). "Murofushi wins 17th straight national title". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Barshim improves to 2.35m in Kobe - Asian champs, day 3". IAAF.org. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "ABE Takatoshi". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- Takatoshi Abe at World Athletics
- Takatoshi Abe at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Takatoshi Abe at Olympics.com
- Takatoshi Abe at Olympedia
- Takatoshi Abe at Yamada Denki Athletics Club (in Japanese)
- Takatoshi Abe – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- Takatoshi Abe on Instagram
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- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
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- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
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