Kenji Fujimitsu
SportTrack and field
Event200 m
Alma materNihon University
Birth date1 May 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeSaitama, Japan[1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Pb100 m: 10.23 (Tottori 2017)
200 m: 20.13 (Lucerne 2015)
300 m: 32.21 AB (Izumo 2015)

Kenji Fujimitsu (藤光 謙司, Fujimitsu Kenji, born 1 May 1986) is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He is a one-time Asian champion and two-time national champion in the event and has a personal best of 20.13 seconds. He is also a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships.[2] He holds the Asian best in the rarely-contested 300 metres.[3]

Personal bests

EventTime (s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
100 m10.23 (+1.9 m/s)Fuse SprintTottori, Japan4 June 2017
10.14 (+3.2 m/s)KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-Zolder, Belgium18 July 2015Wind-assisted
200 m20.13 (+0.6 m/s)Spitzen Leichtathletik LuzernLucerne, Switzerland14 July 2015
300 m32.21Izumo MeetIzumo, Japan12 April 2015Current AB

Achievements

Representing and Asia-Pacific (Continental Cup only)
2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada10th (sf)200 m21.64
3rdMedley relay1:53.11
2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan1st200 m20.85
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany20th (qf)200 m20.97
4th4 × 100 m relay38.30
Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China1st4 × 100 m relay39.01
1st4 × 400 m relay3:04.13
East Asian GamesHong Kong, China1st200 m20.91
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.40
2010Continental CupSplit, Croatia5th200 m20.80
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.28
Asian GamesGuangzhou, China2nd200 m20.74
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay47.14
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.43
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6th4 × 100 m relay38.39
2014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas9th (h)4 × 200 m relay1:23.87
Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea1st4 × 400 m relay3:01.88
2015World RelaysNassau, Bahamas3rd4 × 100 m relay38.20
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (sf)200 m20.34
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.60
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil64th (h)200 m20.86
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom3rd4 × 100 m relay38.04
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan5th4 × 200 m relay1:22.67

National titles

Away from running

He joined SASUKE 31 at 28 July 2021. He has given number 95. He failed Stage 1 at Rolling Hill.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "さいたま市ゆかりのアスリートインタビュー" (in Japanese). Saitama. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile" (in Japanese). JAAF. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)". Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "再放送決定】2015年1月3日9時30分より「SASUKE2014」４時間半バージョン". 1 January 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2025.