Hitoshi Saito (athlete)
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Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 October 1986 Tochigi, Japan[1] | (age 37)||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 200 metres 4×100 metres relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.35 (Tokyo 2008) 200 m: 20.42 (Sapporo 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hitoshi Saito (齋藤 仁志, Saitō Hitoshi, born 9 October 1986 in Tochigi) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented his country at two consecutive World Championships, in 2009 and 2011. He was also the reserve relay member at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was ultimately not selected to run.[2]
Personal bests
Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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100 m | 10.35 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Kanto University Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 18 May 2008 | |
10.30 (wind: +6.5 m/s) | Chūhei Nambu Memorial | Sapporo, Japan | 15 July 2007 | Wind-assisted | |
200 m | 20.42 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Japanese Championships | Hiroshima, Japan | 26 June 2009 | |
20.37 (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Japanese Championships | kawasaki, Japan | 26 June 2008 | Wind-assisted |
International competition
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing Japan | |||||
2007 | Summer Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 8th | 200 m | 21.34 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
5th | 4×100 m relay | 39.45 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
— (h) | 4×400 m relay | DNS (relay leg: 3rd) | |||
2009 | Summer Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 200 m | 22.22 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
— (h) | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 47th (h) | 200 m | 21.38 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 200 m | 21.10 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | 200 m | 20.75 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.18 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 21.17 (wind: -1.0 m/s) | |
9th (h) | 4×100 m relay | 38.66 (relay leg: 4th) SB |
References
External links
- Hitoshi Saitō at World Athletics
- Hitoshi Saitō at Olympedia
- Hitoshi Saito at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Hitoshi Saito at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)
- Hitoshi Hitoshi Saito on X
- Hitoshi Saito on Instagram
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