Takeshi Fujiwara

Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar (Japanese: 藤原 武; born 5 August 1985 in San Salvador) is a Japanese sprinter and former Salvadorian athlete specializing in the 400 meters.[1] Takeshi Fujiwara is currently the Record Holder in the 400mts of the city of Tokyo where the next Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be held in 2021. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens where he was 6th in the heats. After that he has competed in 6 other World Championships in Italy, Japan, Spain, Qatar, Turkey and in 2017 in the Bahamas World Relay Championships as a member in the 4 × 400 m and 4 × 100 m relay squad placing 6th in the B Final for team Japan.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fujiwara and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.
Takeshi Fujiwara
Personal information
Native name藤原 武
Full nameTakeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar
Born (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985
San Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
Event(s)Sprint
Updated on 25 July 2014.

His mother is a former Salvadorian athlete, and National and Central American champion, while his father a former Japanese Diplomat and Judo teacher serving in El Salvador.[3]

On 7 March 2013, he changed affiliation to Japan.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  El Salvador
2003 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 4th 400 m 49.29
4th 4 × 100 m relay 44.64
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.16
Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 4th (h) 200 m 23.02
17th (h) 400 m 50.12
Central American Junior Championships (U20) San José, Costa Rica 5th (h) 200 m 22.86
2nd 400 m 49.13
4th 4 × 100 m relay 44.19
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.49
2004 Central American Junior Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m 47.80
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 42nd (h) 400 m 49.66
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 56th (h) 400 m 48.46
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 4th 200 m 22.20
3rd 400 m 48.53
4th 4 × 100 m relay 44.66
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.98
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 12th (h) 400 m 48.26
2007 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 400 m 48.21
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.34
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.95
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 10th (h) 400 m 47.75
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.90
World Championships Osaka, Japan 45th (h) 400 m 46.92 (NR)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 24th (h) 400 m 48.82 (iNR)
Central American Championships San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2nd 400 m 47.89
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.70
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 16th (h) 400 m 47.88
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 40th (h) 200 m 21.89
17th (sf) 400 m 47.43
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (h) 400 m 48.21 (iNR)
Central American Games Panama City, Panama 2nd 200 m 21.62
2nd 400 m 47.70
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 9th (h) 400 m 47.05
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 14th (h) 400 m 47.66
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 400 m 47.33
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.17
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.54
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 7th 200 m 21.65 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
4th 400 m 46.48
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 400 m 47.12
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.45
Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th (h) 400 m 47.00
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 14th (h) 400 m 46.92
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 23rd (h) 400 m 48.96
Representing  Japan
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th (B) 4 × 100 m relay 40.31

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres - 10.72 (Nacogdoches 2010)
  • 200 metres - 21.48 (Nacogdoches 2009)
  • 400 metres - 45.44 (San José 2016)

Indoor

  • 200 metres - 22.51 (Houston 2008)
  • 400 metres - 48.21 (Doha 2010)

References
  1. Biography - FUJIWARA Takeshi Salvador, retrieved July 25, 2014
  2. "IAAF".
  3. "Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara- Becario Olimpico" (in Spanish). Comite Olimpico ESA. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. Takeshi Fujiwara - Japan, Tilastopaja Oy, Littoinen, Finland, retrieved July 25, 2014
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