Fumikazu Kobayashi (小林 史和, Kobayashi Fumikazu, born 21 March 1978) is a Japanese athlete who competes primarily in the 1500 metres.[1] He competed at 2005 and 2007 World Championships reaching the semifinals stage the second time. He holds national records at several distances.

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Japan
2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea 6th 1500 m 3:49.18
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 3rd 1500 m 3:42.96
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 36th (h) 1500 m 3:51.76
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 5th 1500 m 3:42.45
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 10th 1500 m 3:58.25
World Championships Osaka, Japan 18th (sf) 1500 m 3:43.64
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 1500 m 3:49.77
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 13th (h) 1500 m 3:50.93

Personal bests edit

Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:50.35 (Tajimi 2010)
  • 1000 metres – 2:19.65 (Abashiri 2005) NR
  • 1500 metres – 3:37.42 (Heusden-Zolder 2004) NR
  • One mile – 3:59.06 (Amagasaki 2002)
  • 2000 metres – 5:07.24 (Kortrijk 2006) NR
  • 5000 metres – 13:53.90 (Kanazawa 2001)
  • 10,000 metres – 28:47.66 (Yokohama 2001)
  • Half marathon – 1:04:53 (Inuyama 2001)

Indoor

  • 1500 metres – 3:49.77 (Doha 2008)
  • One mile – 4:04.76 (Boston 2005) NR

References edit