KAZUHIRO TAKAHASHI (SPRINTER)

Kazuhiro Takahashi
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	27 July 1976 (age 47); Nara Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Waseda University
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
Retired	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.24 (1994); 200 m: 20.57 (1994)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Japan
Asian Championships

Kazuhiro Takahashi (高橋和裕, Takahashi Kazuhiro, born 27 July 1976 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese retired sprinter. He currently holds the Asian indoor record in the 4 × 400 metres relay with 3:05.90 minutes, achieved with teammates Jun Osakada, Masayoshi Kan and Shunji Karube in March 1999 in Maebashi.^[3] He also formerly held the Japanese record in the 200 metres with 20.57 seconds.^[2]

Personal bests

100 metres – 10.24 (+0.4 m/s, Toyama 1994): Former national junior (U20) and high school record
200 metres – 20.57 (+0.5 m/s, Osaka 1994): Former national senior, junior (U20) and high school record
4×400 metres relay (Indoor) – 3:05.90 (1st leg, Maebashi 1999): Current Asian indoor record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing Japan
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	5th	200 m	21.01 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	24th (h)	200 m	21.35
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	5th	4×400 m relay	3:06.22 (relay leg: 1st)
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	10th (sf)	400 m	47.46
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	4×100 m relay	39.18 (relay leg: 2nd)

National Championships
- 200 m: 1994
National Corporate Championships
- 200 m: 2000
National High School Championships
- 100 m: 1994
- 200 m: 1994
- 4×100 m relay: 1994
- 4×400 m relay: 1994
National Sports Festival
- 100 m (Boys A): 1994

^ "Kazuhiro Takahashi Retired". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 11 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Super Meet 2002 Yokohama" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 September 2004. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ "浜松湖東・島田が早大合格「日の丸を背負う選手に」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

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