Koki Ueyama
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1999 Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Koki Ueyama (上山 紘輝, Ueyama Koki, born 15 May 1999) is a Japanese sprinter.[1]
Career
[edit]He qualified to participate at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and competed in the men's 200m and in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay events.[2][3] During the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, he finished the heat event of the 200m race with a timing of 21.04 seconds, which propelled him to compete in the semi-finals of the 200m race.[4]
He represented Japan at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and competed in the men's 200m and men's 4 × 100 metres relay events. He reached the semi-finals of the men's 200m event during the 2022 World Athletics Championships after an impressive finish in the heat event with a timing of 20.26 seconds.[5][6] In June 2022, he secured a gold medal in the men's 200m event at the 106th edition of the Japan Championships in Athletics.[7]
Koki Ueyama represented Japan at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships and claimed a bronze medal in the men's 200m event.[8] He also represented Japan at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and competed in the men's 200m event.[9][10]
He represented Japan at the 2022 Asian Games and took part in the men's 200m event. He clinched a gold medal in the final of the men's 200m race, which turned out to be a close-fought contest as he edged past Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Abkar Mohammed by the barest of margins with only a difference of 0.03 seconds.[11][12][13] He also secured Japan's first track and field gold medal during the course of the 2022 Asian Games. Initially, Qatari track and field athlete Femi Ogunode took the lead for the front half of the race, and Koki Ueyama then managed to claim the lead in the 200m final, and Koki eventually won the race with a timing of 20.60 seconds.[13] He was also one of the members of the Japanese team which secured bronze in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay final during the 2022 Asian Games.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Koki UEYAMA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "200 Metres Men – Round 1 – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay – Round 1 – Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "200 Metres Men – Semi-Final – Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Heat 1 results of 200m - 2022 World Athletics Championships" (PDF). IAAF.
- ^ "Semi-final results of 200m - 2022 World Athletics Championships" (PDF). IAAF.
- ^ "2022 Japan Championships in Athletics - results" (PDF). JAAF. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Uzawa Towa clinches men's 200m title". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "START LIST 200 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "SUMMARY 200 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Ueyama edges Mohammed in thrilling finish to win men's 200m title in Hangzhou Asiad-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Saudi's Abdullah Abkar claims 200m silver at Asian Games". Arab News. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ a b "Asian Games 2023 athletics: Ueyama Koki narrowly wins close men's 200m final". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final Results" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022. 2023-11-25.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Japanese male sprinters
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture
- Olympic athletes for Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics