Dai Tamesue

Medal record
Dai Tamesue
Men's Athletics
Competitor for Japan
World Championships
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	400 m hurdles
Bronze	2005 Helsinki	400 m hurdles
Asian Games
Bronze	2002 Busan	400 m hurdles

Dai Tamesue (為末大, Tamesue Dai, born May 3, 1978 in Hiroshima) is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.

Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with 48.10. In driving rain, he started fast to take the early lead before being overtaken on the final bend. He dived over the line for a bronze to edge out Kerron Clement of the USA who jogged over the line.

He lives in San Diego, and trains in the Chula Vista Olympic Center. Studies ESL and is married. One of his hobbies is ride bicycles to commute around the Balboa Park area were he lives.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Japan
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	400 m hurdles
2002	Asian Games	Pusan, South Korea	3rd	400 m hurdles
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	400 m hurdles

External links

• IAAF profile for Dai Tamesue