Kōichirō Morioka (森岡 紘一朗, Morioka Kōichirō, born 2 April 1985 in Nagasaki) is a Japanese race walker.[1] He has enjoyed success at University and regional levels, having won two bronze medals at both the Summer Universiade (2005, 2007) and the Asian Games (2006, 2010). Morioka has competed at the four World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011) and has represented Japan at three Summer Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016). He also won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.
 Kōichirō Morioka in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1985 Nagasaki, Japan |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 50 km walk |
He walked an Asian record of 39:07.84 minutes for the 10,000 km track walk in 2010, which was broken two years later by Wang Zhen.[2] He also set a new personal best at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | |||||
| 2004 | Asian Junior Championships | Ipoh, Malaysia | 5th | 10,000 m | 43:33.73 |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 6th | 10,000 m | 41:14.61 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 29th | 20 km | 1:27:08 |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 3rd | 20 km | 1:25:18 | |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 31st | 20 km | 1:24:44 |
| Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 20 km | 1:23.17 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th | 20 km | 1:24:46 |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 20 km | 1:25:10 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th | 20 km | 1:21:57 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th | 20 km | 1:21:48 |
| 18th | 50 km | 3:56:21 | |||
| East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 2nd | 20 km | 1:26:47 | |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua, Mexico | 20th | 20 km | 1:26:36 |
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 50 km | 3:47:41 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | 50 km | 3:46:21 |
| 2012 | World Race Walking Cup | Saransk, Russia | 38th | 20 km | 1:24:44 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 9th | 50 km | 3:43:14 | |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Koichiro Morioka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (18 September 2012). "Walking records galore at China's National University Games". IAAF. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
edit- Koichiro Morioka at World Athletics
- Koichiro Morioka at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Koichiro Morioka at Olympedia (archive)
- Koichiro Morioka at Olympics.com
- Koichiro Morioka – Rio 2016 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- Koichiro Morioka – London 2012 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
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