ADACHI Kazuya

Date of Birth: 23 Oct 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SAGAMIHARA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : HAGI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Men's Kayak	16

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Heats 1st Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Heats 2nd Run	Finished
	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Men's Kayak Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	K1 Team
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	43	16
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	54	22
2017	Pau, FRA	23	-
2015	London, GBR	31	22
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	52	15
2013	Prague, CZE	53	14

Asian Games

Year	Location	K1
2018	Indonesia	2

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2019	Kayak	22nd	1 x 5th, 1 x 21st, 1 x 40th
2018	Kayak	37th	1 x 26th, 1 x 29th, 1 x 38th
2017	Kayak	15th	1 x 3rd, 1 x 6th, 1 x 14th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
3	2017	Kayak	Markkleeberg, GER
5	2019	Kayak	Prague, CZE
6	2017	Kayak	Augsburg, GER
14	2017	Kayak	Ivrea, ITA
21	2019	Kayak	Bratislava, SVK
24	2017	Kayak	Prague, CZE
26	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP
29	2018	Kayak	Tacen, SLO
38	2018	Kayak	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK
40	2019	Kayak	Tacen, SLO

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Surugadai University, Hanno, JPN

Languages spoken:

Yamaguchi Amateur Sports Association [Japan]

Daiki Ichiba [national, personal], JPN, from 2012

He first tried paddling at age three in Sagamihara, Japan, and began competing in canoe slalom in grade six of elementary school. (sanspo.com, 13 Oct 2020; sankei.com, 01 Jan 2020)

His kindergarten teacher ran a canoe class at weekends on the Sagami River in Sagamihara, Japan. (sankei.com, 01 Jan 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sanspo.com, 13 Oct 2020)

Coach Daiki Ichiba. (sanspo.com, 13 Oct 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 11 Jul 2020)

General Interest

General
SPORT OVER STUDY
In 2009 he began studying at Surugadai University in Hanno, Japan, but in 2012 he quit university in order to focus on training with coach Daiki Ichiba. "I thought it was necessary to make a big decision to aim for the top." (tfm-plus.gsj.mobi, 06 Nov 2020; asahi.com, 14 Aug 2018; sanspo.com, 13 Oct 2020; sankei.com, 01 Jan 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 11 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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