| Birth date | 20 January 2008 (age 18) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
Rin Kubo (久保 凛, Kubo Rin, born 20 January 2008) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the middle-distance running.[1]
Her personal best in the 800 metres event is 1:59.52 set in Tokyo in 2025.[2] This is the current national record.
Career
Kubo won the 800 metres at the 2024 Japan Championships in Athletics with a time of 2:03.14.[3]
In Kashihara, Nara in July 2024, Kubo ran 1:59.93 in the 800 metres event and set a new national record to break the previous record held by Miho Sato, who ran 2:00.45 in 2005.[4]
In August 2024, at the World U20 Championships, Kubo competed in the 800 metres.[5] She finished 6th in the final with a time of 2:03.31.[6]
Kubo broke her own Japanese record in the 800 metres at the 2025 Japan Championships in Athletics, winning the event with a time of 1:59.52.[2]
Personal life
She is the cousin of Japanese national soccer team player Takefusa Kubo.[7]
International competitions
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World U20 Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | 800 m | 2:03.31 |
| 2025 | Asian Championships | Gumi, South Korea | 2nd | 800 m | 2:00.42 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 49th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.84 | |
References
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- ^ "800m・久保凛が1分59秒52で日本新記録！ 1周目58秒台で通過し、自身2度目の2分切り／日本選手権" (in Japanese). 月刊陸上競技. 陸上競技社. 2025-07-05. Archived 2025-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ^ "高2・久保凛が女子800m初優勝！自己のU18日本記録を2分03秒14に更新！田中は7位で4日間の熱走終える／日本選手権" (in Japanese). rikujyokyogi.co.jp. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "陸上 女子800m 16歳の久保凛が日本記録を更新 19年ぶり" (in Japanese). NHK. 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "「日本王者＆日本記録保持者」落合晃と久保凛が世界に挑戦！4×100mRは西岡軸に連覇へ、永原、中谷ら最強布陣／U20世界選手権見どころ" (in Japanese). rikujyokyogi.co.jp. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "800m・久保凛は6位入賞！世界の"勝負"を経験し、日本勢過去最高順位タイ／U20世界陸上" (in Japanese). rikujyokyogi.co.jp. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships return to Tokyo". Japan Today. September 11, 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.