Takeshi Fujiwara

Takeshi Fujiwara
Personal information
Native name	藤原武
Full name	Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar
Born	August 5, 1985 (age 39); San Salvador, El Salvador
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Event	Sprint
	Updated on 25 July 2014

Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar (Japanese: 藤原武; born 5 August 1985) is a sprinter specializing in the 400 meters sprint event. Born in El Salvador, he represented the country until 2013, now representing Japan.^[1]^[2] He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens where he was 6th in the heats. After that he has competed in 6 other World Championships in Italy, Japan, Spain, Qatar, Turkey and in 2017 in the Bahamas World Relay Championships as a member in the 4 × 400 m and 4 × 100 m relay squad placing 6th in the B Final for team Japan.^[3]

His mother is a former Salvadorian athlete, and National and Central American champion, while his father a former Japanese Diplomat and Judo teacher serving in El Salvador.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing El Salvador
2003	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	4th	400 m	49.29
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	44.64
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.16
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th (h)	200 m	23.02
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	17th (h)	400 m	50.12
	Central American Junior Championships (U20)	San José, Costa Rica	5th (h)	200 m	22.86
			2nd	400 m	49.13
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	44.19
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.49
2004	Central American Junior Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	400 m	47.80
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	42nd (h)	400 m	49.66
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	56th (h)	400 m	48.46
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	4th	200 m	22.20
			3rd	400 m	48.53
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	44.66
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.98
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	12th (h)	400 m	48.26
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	400 m	48.21
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.34
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.95
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	10th (h)	400 m	47.75
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.90
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	45th (h)	400 m	46.92 (NR)
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	24th (h)	400 m	48.82 (iNR)
	Central American Championships	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	400 m	47.89
	Central American Championships	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.70
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	16th (h)	400 m	47.88
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	40th (h)	200 m	21.89
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	17th (sf)	400 m	47.43
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	19th (h)	400 m	48.21 (iNR)
	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	2nd	200 m	21.62
	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	2nd	400 m	47.70
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	9th (h)	400 m	47.05
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	14th (h)	400 m	47.66
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	400 m	47.33
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.17
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.54
2011	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	7th	200 m	21.65 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	400 m	46.48
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	400 m	47.12
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.45
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	7th (h)	400 m	47.00
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	14th (h)	400 m	46.92
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	23rd (h)	400 m	48.96
Representing Japan
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	6th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	40.31

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres - 10.72 (Nacogdoches 2010)
200 metres - 21.48 (Nacogdoches 2009)
400 metres - 45.44 (San José 2016)

Indoor

200 metres - 22.51 (Houston 2008)
400 metres - 48.21 (Doha 2010)

References

^ Takeshi Fujiwara - Japan, Tilastopaja Oy, Littoinen, Finland, retrieved July 25, 2014
^ Biography - FUJIWARA Takeshi Salvador, retrieved July 25, 2014
^ "IAAF".
^ "Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara- Becario Olimpico" (in Spanish). Comite Olimpico ESA. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

External links

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[tilas_01-1] Takeshi Fujiwara - Japan, Tilastopaja Oy, Littoinen, Finland, retrieved July 25, 2014

[guadalajara_01-2] Biography - FUJIWARA Takeshi Salvador, retrieved July 25, 2014

[3] "IAAF".

[4] "Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara- Becario Olimpico" (in Spanish). Comite Olimpico ESA. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

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