Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta, born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres run.[2] He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[3]

Kota Wakabayashi
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 20.98 (2019)
400 m – 45.81 (2018)[1]

Kota Wakabayashi gained his first international experience at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019, where he won the gold medal with the Japanese 4 x 400 metre relay in 3:02.94 min and the bronze medal with the mixed relay in 3:20.29 min behind the teams from Bahrain and India.

References

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  1. ^ Kota Wakabayashi at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "Kota Wakabayashi". IAAF. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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