Takuya Kawakami

Takuya Kawakami
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born8 June 1995 (1995-06-08) (age 29)
Chiba, Japan[1]
Alma materChuo University
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 metres
100 metres
ClubOsaka Gas[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 6.54 NIR (2019)
100 m: 10.22 (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei 4×100 m relay

Takuya Kawakami (川上 拓也, Kawakami Takuya, born 8 June 1995 in Chiba) is a Japanese track and field sprinter. His personal best is 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres and 6.54 seconds in the indoor 60 metres. The latter is the current Japanese indoor record.[2] He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships, with teammates Yoshihide Kiryu, Yuki Koike and Masaharu Mori.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Profile". Osaka Gas (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final − Result" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 29 October 2020.