Jun Osakada (小坂田 淳, Osakada Jun, born 2 April 1974) is a male track and field sprinter from Japan.

Jun Osakada
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born2 April 1974 (1974-04-02) (age 50)
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan[1]
Alma materKyoto Sangyo University
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
Event400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.57 (2006)

200 m: 20.77 (1995)
300 m: 32.68 (2005)

400 m: 45.05 (2000)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Fukuoka 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Jakarta 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta 200 m
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka 400 m

International competition edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
Representing   Japan
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 52nd (h) 200 m 21.25 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 15th (sf) 200 m 21.50 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st (h)1 4×400 m relay 3:03.89 (relay leg: 3rd)
Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd 200 m 21.20 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
4th 4×100 m relay 40.30 (relay leg: 4th)
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:06.16 (relay leg: 3rd)
1996 Olympic Games[2] Atlanta, United States 5th 4×400 m relay 3:00.76 (relay leg: 3rd) NR
1997 East Asian Games Busan, South Korea (h) 200 m 27.21 (wind: +3.2 m/s)
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 1st 4×400 m relay 3:02.61 (relay leg: 2nd) GB
Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st 4×400 m relay 3:01.70 (relay leg: 1st) GB
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 11th (sf) 400 m 46.95
5th 4×400 m relay 3:06.22 (relay leg: 2nd)
World Championships Seville, Spain 18th (qf) 400 m 45.71
10th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.50 (relay leg: 1st) SB
2000 Olympic Games[2] Sydney, Australia 30th (qf) 400 m 46.15
15th (sf) 4×400 m relay 3:13.63 (relay leg: 2nd)
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 23rd (h) 400 m 48.13
East Asian Games Osaka, Japan 2nd 400 m 45.47
1st 4×400 m relay 3:03.74 (relay leg: 1st)
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 39th (h) 400 m 46.86
12th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.75 (relay leg: 2nd) SB
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th (h)1 4×400 m relay 3:02.35 (relay leg: 3rd) SB
2004 Olympic Games[2] Athens, Greece 39th (h) 400 m 46.39
4th 4×400 m relay 3:00.99 (relay leg: 2nd) SB

1Competed only in the heat.

National titles edit

Personal bests edit

  • 400 metres - 45.05 s (2000)

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile". Osaka Gas (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jun Osakada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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