Shingo Suetsugu

Shingo Suetsugu (末續 慎吾, Suetsugu Shingo; born 2 June 1980 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese sprinter.^[1] He is a former Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.^[2]

Suetsugu Shingo

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	2 June 1980 (1980-06-02) (age 45) Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
University team	Tokai University
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.03 (Mito 2003) 200 m: 20.03 (Yokohama 2003) NR 400 m: 45.99 (Machida 2002)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Olympics 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay World Championships 2003 Paris 200 m Asian Games 2002 Busan 200 m 2006 Doha 200 m 2002 Busan 4×100 m relay 2006 Doha 4×100 m relay Asian Championships 2005 Incheon 4×100 m relay 2005 Incheon 100 m Afro-Asian Games 2003 Hyderabad 100 m East Asian Games 2001 Osaka 200 m 2001 Osaka 4×100 m relay Asian Junior Championships 1999 Singapore 4×100 m relay 1999 Singapore 100 m Representing Asia World Cup 2006 Athens 200 m 2006 Athens 4×100 m relay

Running career

Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese national championships, and also won the 100 metres in 10.13 seconds.^[3] Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round in the 100 metres.

Olympics

Suetsugu represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4×100 metres relay together with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara. In their qualification heat they placed second behind Trinidad and Tobago, but in front of the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.52 was the third fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round, and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.15 seconds, the third fastest after the Jamaican and Trinidad teams, winning the bronze medal.^[1] The medal was upgraded to a silver after the Jamaicans were DQ'ed due to Nesta Carter's positive doping sample. Suetsugu also took part in the 200 metres individual race, finishing sixth in his first round heat, with a time of 20.93 seconds, which was not enough to qualify for the second round.^[1][4]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
100 m	10.03 s	+1.8 m/s	Mito, Japan	5 May 2003	Japan's 5th-fastest time
200 m	20.03 s	+0.6 m/s	Yokohama, Japan	7 June 2003	Japan's record
400 m	45.99 s		Machida, Japan	18 August 2002

Records

• 100 metres
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 10.05 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) (Mito, 6 May 2002)
• 200 metres
  • Former Asian record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003)
  • Current Japanese record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003)
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 20.26 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) (Yokohama, 9 September 2000)
• 4 × 100 m relay
  • Former Asian record holder - 38.03 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Osaka, 1 September 2007)^[a]
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 38.57 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 29 September 2001)^[b]
• Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 1:50.21 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Yokohama, 15 September 2001)

^a with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, and Nobuharu Asahara

^b with Hisashi Miyazaki, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, and Masayuki Okusako

International competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1999	Asian Junior Championships	Singapore	3rd	100 m	10.68 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.86 (relay leg: 3rd)
2000	Olympics	Sydney, Australia	14th (sf)	200 m	20.69 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.66 (relay leg: 3rd)
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	1st	200 m	20.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s) GR
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.93 (relay leg: 3rd) GR
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	10th (sf)	200 m	20.39 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.96 (relay leg: 2nd)
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	200 m	20.38 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.90 (relay leg: 2nd)
2003	World Championships	Saint-Denis, France	3rd	200 m	20.38 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	3rd	100 m	10.36 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2004	Olympics	Athens, Greece	17th (qf)	100 m	10.19 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.49 (relay leg: 2nd)
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (sf)	200 m	20.84 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	38.77 (relay leg: 1st)
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	100 m	10.42 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.10 (relay leg: 4th)
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	200 m	20.30 (wind: +0.1 m/s)[5]
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.51 (relay leg: 2nd)[5]
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	200 m	20.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.21 (relay leg: 2nd)
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	19th (qf)	200 m	20.70 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.03 (relay leg: 2nd) AR
2008	Olympics	Beijing, China	34th (h)	200 m	20.93 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.15 (relay leg: 2nd)

National championships

He has won the individual national championship 6 times:

• 2 wins in the 100 metres (2003, 2004)
• 4 wins in the 200 metres (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007)