Masatora Kawano (川野 将虎, born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese race walker.

Masatora Kawano
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 26)
Hyuga, Japan[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 35 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 35 km walk

Career

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Kawano represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[2] finishing in 6th place in the 50 km walk and setting a season best.[1]

Kawano won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene in the 35 km walk with an Asian record time of 2:23:15. [3] He then won a bronze medal in the 35 km walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

He is the Japanese national record holder for the 50 km walk with a time of 3:36:45 in 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "KAWANO Masatora". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Masatora Kawano". olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics: Masatora Kawano wins 35km race walk silver at worlds", The Mainichi, 25 July 2022
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