Shingo Suetsugu

Shingo Suetsugu (末續 慎吾, Suetsugu Shingo, born June 2, 1980 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese sprinter.[1] He is a former Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.[2]

Suetsugu Shingo
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born2 June 1980 (1980-06-02) (age 43)
Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
University teamTokai University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.03 (Mito 2003)

200 m: 20.03 (Yokohama 2003) NR

400 m: 45.99 (Machida 2002)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Olympics
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing4×100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 Paris200 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Busan200 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha200 m
Silver medal – second place2002 Busan4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2006 Doha4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Incheon4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Incheon100 m
Afro-Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2003 Hyderabad100 m
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Osaka200 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Osaka4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Singapore4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1999 Singapore100 m
Representing Asia
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2006 Athens200 m
Bronze medal – third place2006 Athens4×100 m relay

Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese national championships, and also won the 100 metres in 10.13 seconds.[3] Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round in the 100 metres.

Suetsugu represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4×100 metres relay together with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara. In their qualification heat they placed second behind Trinidad and Tobago, but in front of the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.52 was the third fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round, and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.15 seconds, the third fastest after the Jamaican and Trinidad teams, winning the bronze medal.[1] The medal was upgraded to a silver after the Jamaicans were DQ'ed due to Nesta Carter's positive doping sample. He also took part in the 200 metres individual, finishing sixth in his first round heat, with a time of 20.93 seconds, which was not enough to qualify for the second round.[1]

Personal bests
Event Time Wind Venue Date Notes
100 m 10.03 s +1.8 m/s Mito, Japan 5 May 2003 Japan's 5th-fastest time
200 m 20.03 s +0.6 m/s Yokohama, Japan 7 June 2003 Japan's record
400 m 45.99 s Machida, Japan 18 August 2002

Records
  • 100 metres
    • Former Japanese university record holder - 10.05 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) (Mito, 6 May 2002)
  • 200 metres
    • Former Asian record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003)
    • Current Japanese record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003)
    • Former Japanese university record holder - 20.26 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) (Yokohama, 9 September 2000)
  • 4 × 100 m relay
    • Former Asian record holder - 38.03 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Osaka, 1 September 2007)[a]
    • Former Japanese university record holder - 38.57 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 29 September 2001)[b]
  • Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
    • Former Japanese university record holder - 1:50.21 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Yokohama, 15 September 2001)
a with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, and Nobuharu Asahara
b with Hisashi Miyazaki, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, and Masayuki Okusako

International competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
1999 Asian Junior Championships Singapore 3rd 100 m 10.68 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.86 (relay leg: 3rd)
2000 Olympics Sydney, Australia 14th (sf) 200 m 20.69 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.66 (relay leg: 3rd)
2001 East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 1st 200 m 20.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s) GR
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.93 (relay leg: 3rd) GR
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th (sf) 200 m 20.39 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96 (relay leg: 2nd)
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 200 m 20.38 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.90 (relay leg: 2nd)
2003 World Championships Saint-Denis, France 3rd 200 m 20.38 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 3rd 100 m 10.36 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2004 Olympics Athens, Greece 17th (qf) 100 m 10.19 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.49 (relay leg: 2nd)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th (sf) 200 m 20.84 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
8th 4 × 100 m relay 38.77 (relay leg: 1st)
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 2nd 100 m 10.42 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.10 (relay leg: 4th)
2006 World Cup Athens, Greece 3rd 200 m 20.30 (wind: +0.1 m/s)[4]
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.51 (relay leg: 2nd)[4]
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 1st 200 m 20.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.21 (relay leg: 2nd)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 19th (qf) 200 m 20.70 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.03 (relay leg: 2nd) AR
2008 Olympics Beijing, China 34th (h) 200 m 20.93 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.15 (relay leg: 2nd)

National championships

He has won the individual national championship 6 times:

References
  1. Athlete biography: Shingo Suetsugu, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008.
  2. Japan national records Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
  3. Akihiro Onishi and Tatsuo Terada (2003-06-09). New Asian 200m record for Suetsugu at Japanese national championships. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. Representing Asia
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