Mitsuhiro Abiko

Japanese sprinter

Mitsuhiro Abiko

Personal information

Nationality|  Japan
Born|  (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 35)
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Height| 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight| 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| Sprints
University team| University of Tsukuba
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)| 100 m: 10.30 s (2009)
200 m: 20.48 s (2009)
300 m: 32.63 s (2009)
400 m: 46.23 s (2008)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
| 2006 Macau | 4×400 m relay
| 2006 Macau | 400 m

Mitsuhiro Abiko (安孫子 充裕, Abiko Mitsuhiro, born October 25, 1988 in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] Abiko competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Kenji Narisako, Dai Tamesue, and Yoshihiro Horigome. He ran on the starting leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.70 seconds. Abiko and his team finished the relay in sixth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.18, failing to advance into the final.[2]

## Personal bests[edit]

Event  | Time  | Wind  | Venue  | Date

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100 m  | 10.30 s  | +0.4 m/s  | Tokyo, Japan | 17 May 2009
200 m  | 20.48 s  | -0.4 m/s  | Osaka, Japan | 9 May 2009
300 m  | 32.63 s  |  | Izumo, Japan | 19 April 2009
400 m  | 46.23 s  |  | Kawasaki, Japan | 29 June 2008

## Records[edit]

* Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
* Current Japanese university record holder - 1:50.12 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Odawara, 16 October 2010)[a]

a with Sōta Kawatsura, Akihiro Urano, and Hideyuki Hirose

## Competition record[edit]

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Japan
2006  | Asian Junior Championships | Macau, China | 3rd | 400 m  | 47.83
4th | 4 × 100 m relay  | 40.80 (relay leg: 3rd)
1st | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:10.09 (relay leg: 1st)
World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 34th (h)  | 200 m | 21.79 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.61 (relay leg: 1st)
2008  | Olympics | Beijing, China | 14th (h)  | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.18 (relay leg: 1st)
2009  | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 10h (sf)  | 200 m | 21.06 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
– (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 3rd)
2010  | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 10th (h)  | 200 m | 21.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
10th (h)  | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.14 (relay leg: 3rd)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mitsuhiro Abiko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
2. ^ "Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Mitsuhiro Abiko at World Athletics
* Mitsuhiro Abiko at JAAF (in Japanese)
* NBC 2008 Olympics profile

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