Sho Kawamoto

Japanese middle-distance runner

Sho Kawamoto
Personal information

Born	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) Nagano Prefecture, Japan^[1]
Education	Nihon University
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres

Sho Kawamoto (川元奨, Kawamoto Shō, born 1 March 1993) is a Japanese middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.^[3] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Championships.

His personal best in the event is 1:45.75 set in Tokyo in 2014. This is the current national record.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	15th (sf)	800 m	1:50.17
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	8th (sf)	800 m	1:48.56
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.58
	East Asian Games	Tianjin, China	1st	800 m	1:53.18
	East Asian Games	Tianjin, China	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.32
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	14th (h)	800 m	1:53.24
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	3rd	800 m	1:50.50
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	43rd (h)	800 m	1:49.41
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	8th	800 m	1:52.62
2017	DécaNation	Angers, France	1st	800 m	1:48.50
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	7th	800 m	1:50.87
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	8th	800 m	1:49.59
2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	13th (h)	800 m	1:52.93

References

^ "川元奨：日本陸上競技連盟公式サイト | JAAF profile". jaaf.or.jp. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Sho Kawamoto - Olympic | Japan". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Sho Kawamoto at World Athletics