Kota Wakabayashi (若林 康太, Wakabayashi Kōta, born 23 October 1997) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres run.[2] He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 23 October 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 20.98 (2019) 400 m – 45.81 (2018)[1] |
Kota Wakabayashi gained his first international experience at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019, where he won the gold medal with the Japanese 4 x 400 metre relay in 3:02.94 min and the bronze medal with the mixed relay in 3:20.29 min behind the teams from Bahrain and India.
References
External links
- Kota Wakabayashi at World Athletics
- Kota Wakabayashi at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
