 Takase at 2012 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1988 Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 metres 10.09 (-0.1 m/s) (Kawasaki 2015) 200 metres 20.14 (+1.0 m/s) (Kumagaya 2015) |
Kei Takase (髙瀬 慧, Takase Kei, born 25 November 1988 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese sprinter.[1] He competed in 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and was part of the Japanese 4 × 400 m team.[1] He also competed in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, held in Moscow. More recently he took part in 100 metres races in various meetings, clocking 10.09 into a slight headwind in Kawasaki in May 2015, performing well enough to represent Japan in the 100 m at the 2015 World Championships as well as in the 200 m.[2] He competed at the 2016 Olympics in the 200 m, only.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan
| |||||
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.72 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.64 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.70 |
| 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.86 | |||
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 3rd | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.11 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 33rd (h) | 200 m | 20.96 | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 | |||
| 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.40 |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 100 m | 10.15 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 100 m | 10.15 |
| 24th (sf) | 200 m | 20.64 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 55th (h) | 200 m | 20.71 |
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