Tsubasa Kitatsuru (北津留 翼, Kitatsuru Tsubasa, born April 26, 1985 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese professional track cyclist.[1] He has collected five Asian Championships and two Asian Games medals to his career hardware in men's sprint, and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kitatsuru currently races for the Japan Professional Cycling Union.
Emerging as one of Japan's most successful sprinters in track cycling, Kitatsuru sought sporting headlines at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, where he defeated South Korea's Choi Lae-Seon in the decided with a best time of 10.882 seconds, making him the fifth Japanese rider in the Games' history to take home the men's sprint gold.[2][3]
Kitatsuru qualified for his first Japanese squad, as a 23-year-old, in the men's sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team's four available berths based on UCI's selection process from the Track World Rankings. Kitatsuru lost his round-of-sixteen match-up against France's Mickaël Bourgain, and finished second in his repechage heat behind Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang, thus eliminating him from the tournament.[4] Earlier in the morning session, Kitatsuru grabbed a fourteenth seed with a time of 10.391.[5]
At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Kitatsuru missed his title defense to settle only for the silver medal in men' sprint, after losing out to host nation China's Zhang Lei on a two-race final match.[6]
Career highlightsedit
2003
UCI Junior Track World Championships (Keirin), Moscow (RUS)
UCI Junior Track World Championships (Sprint), Moscow (RUS)
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^"Kitatsuru zooms to cycling gold". The Japan Times. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^. Xinhua News Agency. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
^. Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
^Chang, Anita (17 November 2010). "Malaysia wins men's cycling gold, crash mars final". USA Today. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
External linksedit
Tsubasa Kitatsuru at Cycling Archives
December 15, 2023
tsubasa, kitatsuru, 北津留, kitatsuru, tsubasa, born, april, 1985, kitakyushu, fukuoka, japanese, professional, track, cyclist, collected, five, asian, championships, asian, games, medals, career, hardware, sprint, later, represented, japan, 2008, summer, olympic. Tsubasa Kitatsuru 北津留 翼 Kitatsuru Tsubasa born April 26 1985 in Kitakyushu Fukuoka is a Japanese professional track cyclist 1 He has collected five Asian Championships and two Asian Games medals to his career hardware in men s sprint and later represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kitatsuru currently races for the Japan Professional Cycling Union Tsubasa KitatsuruPersonal informationFull nameTsubasa KitatsuruBorn 1985 04 26 26 April 1985 age 38 Kitakyushu Fukuoka JapanHeight1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight85 kg 187 lb Team informationDisciplineTrackRoleRiderRider typeSprinterAmateur team Japan Professional Cycling UnionProfessional team2012Cyclo Channel TokyoMedal record Men s track cyclingRepresenting JapanAsian Games2006 Doha Sprint2010 Guangzhou SprintAsian Championships2005 Ludhiana Sprint2006 Kuala Lumpur Sprint2007 Bangkok Sprint2011 Bangkok Sprint2004 Yokkaichi Sprint2005 Ludhiana KeirinEmerging as one of Japan s most successful sprinters in track cycling Kitatsuru sought sporting headlines at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha where he defeated South Korea s Choi Lae Seon in the decided with a best time of 10 882 seconds making him the fifth Japanese rider in the Games history to take home the men s sprint gold 2 3 Kitatsuru qualified for his first Japanese squad as a 23 year old in the men s sprint at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the team s four available berths based on UCI s selection process from the Track World Rankings Kitatsuru lost his round of sixteen match up against France s Mickael Bourgain and finished second in his repechage heat behind Malaysia s Azizulhasni Awang thus eliminating him from the tournament 4 Earlier in the morning session Kitatsuru grabbed a fourteenth seed with a time of 10 391 5 At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou Kitatsuru missed his title defense to settle only for the silver medal in men sprint after losing out to host nation China s Zhang Lei on a two race final match 6 Career highlights edit2003 nbsp UCI Junior Track World Championships Keirin Moscow RUS nbsp UCI Junior Track World Championships Sprint Moscow RUS 2004 nbsp Asian Championships Sprint Yokkaichi Mie JPN 2005 nbsp Asian Championships Sprint Ludhiana IND nbsp Asian Championships Keirin Ludhiana IND 2006 nbsp Asian Championships Sprint Kuala Lumpur MAS nbsp Asian Games Sprint Doha QAT 2007 nbsp Asian Championships Sprint Kuala Lumpur MAS 23rd UCI World Championships Sprint Palma de Mallorca ESP 200814th Olympic Games Sprint Beijing CHN 2010 nbsp Asian Games Sprint Guangzhou CHN 2011 nbsp Asian Championships Sprint Nakhon Ratchasima THA 13th UCI World Championships Sprint Apeldoorn NED References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Tsubasa Kitatsuru Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 16 October 2013 Kitatsuru zooms to cycling gold The Japan Times 15 December 2006 Retrieved 16 October 2013 China Olympic hopeful Guo Shuang shine in Doha Asiad Xinhua News Agency 13 December 2006 Archived from the original on November 15 2013 Retrieved 16 October 2013 Men s Sprint Repechage Round 1 Beijing 2008 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 19 August 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2012 Men s Sprint Qualification Beijing 2008 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 19 August 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2012 Chang Anita 17 November 2010 Malaysia wins men s cycling gold crash mars final USA Today Retrieved 16 October 2013 External links editNBC 2008 Olympics profile Tsubasa Kitatsuru at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tsubasa Kitatsuru amp oldid 1156583417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
