Shunji Karube

Japanese athletics competitor

Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, Karube Shunji, born 8 May 1969 in Minami-ku, Yokohama) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.

He teaches sports at Hosei University.^[1]

Personal bests

Records

• 4×400 m relay
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 3:07.51 s (relay leg: 4th) (Tokyo, 19 May 1991)
• 400 metres (Indoor)
  • Former Asian record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
  • Current Japanese record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
• 4×400 m relay (Indoor)
  • Current Asian and Japanese record holder - 3:05.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Maebashi, 6 March 1999)^[a]

a with Kazuhiro Takahashi, Jun Osakada, and Masayoshi Kan

International competition record

National championships

He has won the individual national championship 3 times.

• 1 win in the 400 metres (1993)
• 2 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1994, 1997)

References

1. Teachers' introductions, Department of Psychology, Hosei University.
2. 7th (h)

External links

• Shunji Karube at World Athletics
• Shunji Karube at Olympedia
• Shunji Karube at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official blog