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
Born	24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) (age 49)
Alma mater	Juntendo University^[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	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 Beijing 4×400 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. . 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.
4. . www.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017.

External links

• Ken Yoshizawa at World Athletics
• at JAAF (in Japanese) (archived)
• Ken Yoshizawa at JOC (in Japanese)
• Ken Yoshizawa at Keirin.jp