ABE Takatoshi

Japan

Athletics

Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: OKAYAMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 400m Hurdles

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (48.97)
2017	London, GBR	SF (49.93)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Heats (51.41)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Heats (51.90)

Asian Games

Year	Location	400m Hurdles	4 x 400m
2018	Indonesia	3rd (49.12)	3rd (3:01.94)

Asian Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2019	Doha, QAT	5th (49.74)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	400m Hurdles
2019	1 x 5th, 2 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2019	400m Hurdles	Oslo, NOR	49.78
6	2019	400m Hurdles	Birmingham, GBR	50.36
6	2019	400m Hurdles	Shanghai, CHN	50.27

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2020	400m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Tokyo, JPN	49.31
4	2021	400m Hurdles	World Athletics Continental Tour	Tokyo, JPN	49.45

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	400m Hurdles	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	49.16
1	2018	400m Hurdles	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	48.97
2	2017	400m Hurdles	World Challenge	Kawasaki, JPN	49.20

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Abe-chan (yamada-denki.jp, 20 Feb 2020)

Hobbies:

Listening to music, watching films. (yamada-denki.jp, 20 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Office Worker

Education:

Physical Education - Chukyo University, Japan

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Yamada Denki [Japan]

Coach:

Hiromasa Tanaka [club], JPN

Injuries:

In April 2015 he suffered an injury to the back of his right knee. (rikujyokyogi.co.jp, 14 May 2020)

Start:

He took up the sport seriously in grade seven at Senoo Junior High School in Okayama, Japan. (hochi.news, 02 Jun 2020)

Reason:

He was encouraged by his father. (yamada-denki.jp, 20 Feb 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mainichi.jp, 08 Aug 2017)

General Interest

General
COACHING
In 2020 he began working as a coach through the online athletics club Cord Track and Field Club in Japan. "The Olympics have been postponed and there are no competitions. I was thinking about what I could do for myself. As an athlete, I think it is a good opportunity to share my experience and knowledge." (nikkansports.com, 01 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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