Hitoshi Saito (齋藤 仁志, Saitō Hitoshi, born 9 October 1986 in Tochigi) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented his country at two consecutive World Championships, in 2009 and 2011. He was also the reserve relay member at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was ultimately not selected to run.[2]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1986 (age 38) Tochigi, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 200 metres 4×100 metres relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.35 (Tokyo 2008) 200 m: 20.42 (Sapporo 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests
edit| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 100 m | 10.35 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Kanto University Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 18 May 2008 | |
| 10.30 (wind: +6.5 m/s) | Chūhei Nambu Memorial | Sapporo, Japan | 15 July 2007 | Wind-assisted | |
| 200 m | 20.42 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Japanese Championships | Hiroshima, Japan | 26 June 2009 | |
| 20.37 (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Japanese Championships | kawasaki, Japan | 26 June 2008 | Wind-assisted |
International competition
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing  Japan
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| 2007 | Summer Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 8th | 200 m | 21.34 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| 5th | 4×100 m relay | 39.45 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
| — (h) | 4×400 m relay | DNS (relay leg: 3rd) | |||
| 2009 | Summer Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 200 m | 22.22 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| — (h) | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 47th (h) | 200 m | 21.38 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 200 m | 21.10 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | 200 m | 20.75 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.18 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 21.17 (wind: -1.0 m/s) | |
| 9th (h) | 4×100 m relay | 38.66 (relay leg: 4th) SB | |||
References
editExternal links
edit- Hitoshi Saito at World Athletics
- Hitoshi Saito at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Hitoshi Saito at TBS (archived) (in Japanese)
- Hitoshi Saito at Olympedia
- Hitoshi Saito at Olympics.com
- Hitoshi Saito on Instagram
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