Takeshi Fujiwara

Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar (Japanese: 藤原 武; born 5 August 1985 in San Salvador) is a former Salvadorian athlete specializing in the 400 meters.[1] 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.[2]

Takeshi Fujiwara
Personal information
Native name藤原 武
Full nameTakeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar
Born (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985
San Salvador, El Salvador
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
Event(s)Sprint
Updated on 25 July 2014.

His mother, a former athlete, is a Salvadorian while his father is Japanese.[3]

On 7 March 2013, he changed affiliation to Japan.[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
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
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
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
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
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)
4th 400 m 46.48
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 400 m 47.12
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 7th (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

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