Shunji Karube

Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, Karube Shunji, born 8 May 1969 in Minami-ku, Yokohama) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.

Shunji Karube

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	8 May 1969 (1969-05-08) (age 55) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres 400 m hurdles
Now coaching	Hosei University Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 45.57 (Tokyo 1997) 800 m: 1:48.04 (1995) 400 m hurdles: 48.34 (Tokyo 1997)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Japan World Indoor Championships 1997 Paris 400 m Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima 400 m hurdles 1998 Bangkok 4×400 m relay Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka 4×400 m relay East Asian Games 1993 Shanghai 400 m hurdles 1997 Busan 4×400 m relay 1997 Busan 400 m

He teaches sports at Hosei University.

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
400 m	45.57 s	Tokyo, Japan	6 September 1997
800 m	1:48.04 s		26 February 1995
400 m hurdles	48.34 s	Tokyo, Japan	5 October 1997	Japan's 4th-fastest time
Indoor
400 m	45.76 s	Paris, France	9 March 1997	Japan's record

Records

• 4 × 400 m relay
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 3:07.51 s (relay leg: 4th) (Tokyo, 19 May 1991)
• 400 metres (Indoor)
  • Former Asian record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
  • Current Japanese record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
• 4 × 400 m relay (Indoor)
  • Current Asian and Japanese record holder - 3:05.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Maebashi, 6 March 1999)^[a]

^a with Kazuhiro Takahashi, Jun Osakada, and Masayoshi Kan

International competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	– (sf)	400 m hurdles	DNF
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	5th	400 m	46.49
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.82 (relay leg: 1st)
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.94
1993	East Asian Games	Shanghai, China	1st	400 m hurdles	49.93
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.31
			11th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.43 (relay leg: 2nd)
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	1st	400 m hurdles	49.13
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.91 (relay leg: 4th)
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	– (sf)	400 m hurdles	DQ
			8th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.46 (relay leg: 1st)
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th (h)	400 m hurdles	48.96
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.76 (relay leg: 1st) AR
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	400 m	45.76 AR
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.18 (relay leg: 1st)
	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	400 m	46.08
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.35 (relay leg: 4th)
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.81
			10th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.85 (relay leg: 1st)
	Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	7th	400 m hurdles	49.02
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	400 m	46.22
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.61 (relay leg: 3rd)
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.70 (relay leg: 4th)
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.22 (relay leg: 4th)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.52
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	15th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.63 (relay leg: 1st)

National championships

He has won the individual national championship 3 times.

• 1 win in the 400 metres (1993)
• 2 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1994, 1997)

External links

• Shunji Karube at World Athletics
• Shunji Karube at Olympedia
• Shunji Karube at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official blog