Takatoshi Abe

Takatoshi Abe (安部孝駿, Abe Takatoshi, born 12 November 1991) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the reigning Asian champion in the event.

Takatoshi Abe

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	12 November 1991 (1991-11-12) (age 32) Okayama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Chukyo University
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 m hurdles
Club	Yamada Denki Athletics Club[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	48.68 (Fukuroi 2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2011 Kobe 400 m hurdles Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 400 m hurdles 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 × 400 m relay World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton 400 m hurdles Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 4x400 m relay

Born in Okayama Prefecture, Abe initially contested both the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 m hurdles, winning silver and gold medals at the Japanese high school championships in 2009. He chose to specialise in the latter event from mid-2009 onwards.^[3] Abe ran a personal best of 49.46 seconds to claim the silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing closely behind the strong favourite Jehue Gordon.^[4] He also ran with the Japanese 4×400 metres relay team, helping them to fifth place.^[3] His hurdles time made him the third best Asian in the event that year, after compatriots Kenji Narisako and Takayuki Koike.^[5]

Abe made his second ever sub-50-second clocking at the 2011 Japanese Athletics Championships, where he took third with a time of 49.81 seconds.^[6] He was selected to represent Japan at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe and he went away with his first regional title, ending the race with a time of 49.64 seconds to win the gold medal.^[7]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[8]

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)	Notes
Representing  Japan and Asia-Pacific (Continental Cup only)
2010	World Junior Championships	Brunswick, Canada	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.46	PB
			5th	4×400 m relay	3:07.94 (relay leg: 4th)
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	1st	400 m hurdles	49.64	SB
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	50.96
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:05.16 (relay leg: 4th)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	33rd (h)	400 m hurdles	51.90
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	32nd (h)	400 m hurdles	51.41
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.93
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.12
			3rd	4×400 m relay	3:01.94 (relay leg: 3rd)	SB
	Continental Cup	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	400 m hurdles	49.80
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	400 m hurdles	49.74
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th (sf)	400 m hurdles	48.97
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.98

National titles

• Japanese Championships
  • 400 m hurdles: 2017, 2019, 2020

References

1. "Profile". JAAF.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. "Profile". Yamada Denki Athletics Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
3. "安部 孝駿 Takatoshi Abe". JAAF.or.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. "Men's 400m Hurdles". IAAF.org. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
5. "400 Metres Hurdles 2010". IAAF.org. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
6. Nakamura, Ken (12 June 2011). "Murofushi wins 17th straight national title". IAAF.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
7. "Barshim improves to 2.35m in Kobe - Asian champs, day 3". IAAF.org. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
8. "ABE Takatoshi". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

External links

• Takatoshi Abe at World Athletics
• Takatoshi Abe at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
• Takatoshi Abe at Olympics.com
• Takatoshi Abe at Olympedia
• Takatoshi Abe at Yamada Denki Athletics Club (in Japanese)
• Takatoshi Abe – Tokyo 2020 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
• Takatoshi Abe on Instagram