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Koki IkedaJapanese track and field athlete
Date of Birth: 03.05.1998
Country:  Japan |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- International Triumphs
- - Graduated from Toyo University with a degree in Economics
Early Life and Education
- Birth and Education:- Born on May 3, 1998, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Graduated from Hamamatsu Nittai High School
- Enrolled in the Faculty of Economics at Toyo University
Early Athletic Career
- University Success:
- Joined the track and field club at Toyo University
- Won the 28th Team World Walking Championships in 2018 in the 20km walk
- Earned a silver medal at the 102nd Japanese National Athletics Championships in the 20km walk in 2019
International Triumphs
- Universiade Champion:- Competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples
- Crowned champion in the 20km walk with a time of 1 hour 22 minutes 49 seconds
- Joined the Asahi Kasei sports club in 2021 with fellow Japanese walker Masatora Kawano
- Graduated from Toyo University with a degree in Economics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics- Olympic Silver:
- Represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
- Won the silver medal in the 20km walk with a time of 1 hour 21 minutes 14 seconds
- Finished just nine seconds behind the gold medalist, Massimo Stano of Italy
