Mitsuhiro Abiko

Mitsuhiro Abiko (安孫子 充裕, Abiko Mitsuhiro; born October 25, 1988 in Yamagata Prefecture) is a Japanese sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.^[1] Abiko competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Kenji Narisako, Dai Tamesue, and Yoshihiro Horigome. He ran on the starting leg of the second heat, with an individual-split time of 46.70 seconds. Abiko and his team finished the relay in sixth place for a seasonal best time of 3:04.18, failing to advance into the final.^[2]

Mitsuhiro Abiko

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 36) Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
University team	University of Tsukuba
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.30 s (2009) 200 m: 20.48 s (2009) 300 m: 32.63 s (2009) 400 m: 46.23 s (2008)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Junior Championships 2006 Macau 4×400 m relay 2006 Macau 400 m

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date
100 m	10.30 s	+0.4 m/s	Tokyo, Japan	17 May 2009
200 m	20.48 s	-0.4 m/s	Osaka, Japan	9 May 2009
300 m	32.63 s		Izumo, Japan	19 April 2009
400 m	46.23 s		Kawasaki, Japan	29 June 2008

Records

• Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
  • Current Japanese university record holder - 1:50.12 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Odawara, 16 October 2010)^[a]

^a with Sōta Kawatsura, Akihiro Urano, and Hideyuki Hirose

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
2006	Asian Junior Championships	Macau, China	3rd	400 m	47.83
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.80 (relay leg: 3rd)
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.09 (relay leg: 1st)
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	34th (h)	200 m	21.79 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.61 (relay leg: 1st)
2008	Olympics	Beijing, China	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.18 (relay leg: 1st)
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	10h (sf)	200 m	21.06 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			– (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ (relay leg: 3rd)
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	10th (h)	200 m	21.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	47.14 (relay leg: 3rd)