Takuya Kawakami

Takuya Kawakami

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	8 June 1995 (1995-06-08) (age 29) Chiba, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Chuo University
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 metres 100 metres
Club	Osaka Gas[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.54 NIR (2019) 100 m: 10.22 (2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene 4×100 m relay Asian Junior Championships 2014 Taipei 100 m 2014 Taipei 4×100 m relay

Takuya Kawakami (川上 拓也, Kawakami Takuya, born 8 June 1995 in Chiba) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 6.54 seconds in the indoor 60 metres. The latter is the current Japanese indoor record.^[2] He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships, with teammates Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike and Masaharu Mori.^[3]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.54 (Indoor)	Birmingham, United Kingdom	16 February 2019	Current NIR
100 m	10.22 (wind: +1.0 m/s)	Fujiyoshida, Japan	1 September 2019
	10.09 (wind: +4.5 m/s)	Hiratsuka, Japan	10 June 2017	Wind-assisted

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)	Notes
Representing  Japan
2014	Asian Junior Championships	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	100 m	10.47 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			1st	4×100 m relay	39.49 (relay leg: 1st)
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	8th (sf)	100 m	10.47 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	39.02 (relay leg: 1st)	SB

National titles

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Time (s)
Representing Chuo University
2016	National University Championships	Kumagaya, Saitama	4×100 m relay	38.92 (relay leg: 1st)
2017	National University Championships	Fukui, Fukui	4×100 m relay	39.40 (relay leg: 1st)
	National Championships	Yokohama, Kanagawa	4×100 m relay	39.30 (relay leg: 1st)

References

1. "Profile". Osaka Gas (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final − Result" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Takuya Kawakami at World Athletics
• Takuya Kawakami on Twitter