About Shunji Karube
Born 1969. Shunji Karube is a Japanese sprinter, hurdler, athletics competitor and track and field coach.
is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.
He teaches sports at Hosei University.
Personal bests
Records 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) relay (Indoor) Current Asian and Japanese record holder - 3:05.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Maebashi, 6 March 1999)
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)
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Who is Shunji Karube?
Japanese sprinter, hurdler, coach
When was Shunji Karube born?
Shunji Karube was born on 8 May 1969 in Yokohama.
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Shunji Karube is a sprinter, hurdler, athletics competitor and track and field coach.
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Shunji Karube is Japanese.
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