Ken Yoshizawa

Ken Yoshizawa (吉澤 賢, Yoshizawa Ken, born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba) is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a professional keirin cyclist.[2] He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

Ken Yoshizawa
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 46)
Alma materJuntendo University[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 47.09 (1999)
400 m hurdles: 48.98 (2002)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Universiade
2001 Beijing4×400 m relay

By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002,[4] he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.

International competition
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Japan
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.10
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 7th 400 m hurdles
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.17
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.32
Universiade Beijing, China 7th 400 m hurdles 49.60
3rd 4×400 m relay 3:03.63 (relay leg: 2nd)
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 6th 400 m hurdles 50.88
4th 4×400 m relay 3:05.85 (relay leg: 3rd)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 29th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.34
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 30th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.95
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 5th 400 m hurdles 50.73

References
  1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "夢の五輪　東京目指せる選手にジェラシーも／吉沢賢". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Ken Yoshizawa at Sports Reference
  4. https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix-ii/2002/norwich-union-classic-2918/men/300-metres-hurdles/final/result#resultheader



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