Kenichi Ito

Kenichi Ito (伊藤 健一, いとう けんいち, Itō Ken'ichi) born 8 May 1982, is a Japanese athlete from Tokyo. He holds the Guinness World Record for running 100 meters on all four limbs, setting a best time of 15.71 seconds in the Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo, 6 November 2015, shaving 0.15 seconds off the previous record of 15.86 seconds by Katsumi Tamakoshi.[1] Before Tamakoshi's record, Ito also held the record of 16.87 seconds, set on 14 November 2013.[2] He also held the record before that, having set a time of 17.47 seconds on 15 November 2012,[3] and the record before that of 18.58 seconds in 2008.[4] Ito spent nine years studying how animals like African patas monkeys move. He used to work as a janitor and mopped floors on all fours to practice his four-limbed running technique. As of 2016, he runs a company dealing in solar energy.[5] He can be seen chasing a man in the "My Love Is My Disease" video by Australian band The Jezabels.

"Kenichi Itō" redirects here. For other uses, see Kenichi Itō (disambiguation).

Kenichi Ito
Personal information
Native nameいとう けんいち
NationalityJapanese
Born (1982-05-08) 8 May 1982
Tokyo, Japan

References
  1. Swatman, Rachel (12 November 2015). "Video: Watch Japan's Kenichi Ito scamper to GWR Day success with fastest 100 m running on all fours". Guinness World Records. Tokyo.
  2. Lynch, Kevin (14 November 2013). "(VIDEO) Kenichi Ito breaks his own record for fastest 100m running on all fours for GWR Day". Guinness World Records. Tokyo.
  3. Ruairidh, Villar (18 April 2012). "No monkeying around for Japan man, fastest on four legs". Reuters. Tokyo.
  4. Joyner, Alfred (12 November 2015). "Japan: Watch Kenichi Ito break world record for fastest 100m running on all fours". International Business Times.
  5. "REAL LIFE MONKEY MAN - Kenichi Ito". YouTube. Tokyo. 30 June 2016.


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