Sota Kawatsura

Sota Kawatsura

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	19 June 1989 (1989-06-19) (age 35) Tokyo, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Chuo University
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 6.63 (2014) 100 m: 10.22 (2011) 200 m: 20.56 (2011)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2011 Kobe 4×100 m relay 2013 Pune 4×100 m relay 2011 Kobe 100 m East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong 200 m

Sota Kawatsura (川面 聡大, Kawatsura Sōta, born 19 June 1989 in Tokyo) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. He was an unused reserve runner in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships.^[2] He has won several medals at regional level.^[3]

His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 20.56 seconds in the 200 metres. He is also the former national best holder for the outdoor 60 metres at 6.63 seconds.^[4]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.63 (wind: 0.0 m/s)	National Record Trials	Itami, Japan	5 October 2014	Former NB
100 m	10.22 (wind: +1.8 m/s)	National Sports Festival	Yamaguchi, Japan	8 October 2011
	10.10 (wind: +3.4 m/s)	Texas Relays	Austin, United States	29 March 2014	Wind-assisted
200 m	20.56 (wind: 0.0 m/s)	Kanto University Championships	Tokyo, Japan	22 May 2011

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)	Notes
Representing  Japan
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	3rd	200 m	21.43 (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	3rd	100 m	10.30 (wind: +1.8 m/s)	PB
			1st	4×100 m relay	39.18 (relay leg: 1st)
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	12th (sf)	100 m	10.43 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			— (h)	4×100 m relay	DQ (relay leg: 3rd)
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	— (sf)	100 m	DQ
			2nd	4×100 m relay	39.11 (relay leg: 4th)

National titles

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Time
Representing Chuo University
2011	National University Championships	Kumamoto, Kumamoto	4×100 m relay	38.85 (relay leg: 2nd)
Representing Mizuno and Tokyo (National Sports Festival only)
2012	National Corporate Championships	Fukuoka, Fukuoka	4×100 m relay	39.83 (relay leg: 1st)
2013	National Corporate Championships	Kumagaya, Saitama	100 m	10.24 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
	National Sports Festival	Chōfu, Tokyo	100 m	10.41 (wind: -1.7 m/s)
2014	National Sports Festival	Isahaya, Nagasaki	4×100 m relay	39.36 (relay leg: 1st)
2016	National Corporate Championships	Osaka, Osaka	4×100 m relay	39.37 (relay leg: 1st)
2017	National Corporate Championships	Osaka, Osaka	4×400 m relay	3:08.82 (relay leg: 3rd)

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. "Japanese Results of 2011 World Championships" (PDF) (in Japanese). JAAF. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. "川面が日本最高　陸上男子６０メートル". Kobe Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Sōta Kawatsura at World Athletics
• Sota Kawatsura at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Sota Kawatsura at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese)
• Sota Kawatsura on Twitter