Sho Kawamoto

Sho Kawamoto
Personal information
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Nagano Prefecture, Japan[1]
Education Nihon University
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres

Sho Kawamoto (川元 奨 Kawamoto Shō, born 1 March 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Championships.

His personal best in the event is 1:45.75 set in Tokyo in 2014. This is the current national record.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (sf) 800 m 1:50.17
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 8th (sf) 800 m 1:48.56
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.58
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 1st 800 m 1:53.18
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.32
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 14th (h) 800 m 1:53.24
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 800 m 1:50.50
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43rd (h) 800 m 1:49.41

References

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