Sho Kawamoto

Sho Kawamoto (川元 奨, Kawamoto Shō, born 1 March 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Championships.

Sho Kawamoto
Personal information
Born (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Nagano Prefecture, Japan[1]
EducationNihon University
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres

His personal best in the event is 1:45.75 set in Tokyo in 2014. This is the current national record.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (sf) 800 m 1:50.17
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 8th (sf) 800 m 1:48.56
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.58
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 1st 800 m 1:53.18
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.32
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 14th (h) 800 m 1:53.24
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 800 m 1:50.50
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 43rd (h) 800 m 1:49.41
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 8th 800 m 1:52.62
DécaNation Angers, France 1st 800 m 1:48.50
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 7th 800 m 1:50.87
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 8th 800 m 1:49.59
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 13th (h) 800 m 1:52.93

References
  1. "川元 奨：日本陸上競技連盟公式サイト | JAAF profile". jaaf.or.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. "Sho Kawamoto - Olympic | Japan". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. Sho Kawamoto at World Athletics


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