| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Kosei Yamaguchi (山口 浩勢, Yamaguchi Kōsei, born 19 August 1991)[1] is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[2] He finished in 80th place.[2]
In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda.[3] He finished in 73rd place.[3] In 2018, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4] He finished in 9th place.[4]
In 2019, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the Asian Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 6th place. In 2020, he won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Japan Championships in Athletics held in Niigata, Japan.
In 2021, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kosei Yamaguchi". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kosei Yamaguchi at World Athletics
- Kosei Yamaguchi at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Kosei Yamaguchi at ARRS
- Kosei Yamaguchi at Olympics.com
- Kosei Yamaguchi at Olympedia
- Kosei Yamaguchi – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
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