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Japanese hurdler
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Place of birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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56 years
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Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二, Karube Shunji, born 8 May 1969 in Minami-ku, Yokohama) 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
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | ||||
| 400 m | 45.57 s | Tokyo, Japan | 6 September 1997 | |
| 800 m | 1:48.04 s | 26 February 1995 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 48.34 s | Tokyo, Japan | 5 October 1997 | Japan's 4th-fastest time |
| Indoor | ||||
| 400 m | 45.76 s | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 | Japan's record |
Records
- 4×400 m 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)
- 4×400 m relay (Indoor)
- Current Asian and Japanese record holder - 3:05.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Maebashi, 6 March 1999)
International competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | |||||
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 99 !– (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 9:99.99 !DNF |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 05 !5th | 400 m | 0:46.49 !46.49 |
| 04 !4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.82 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13 !13rd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.94 !49.94 |
| 1993 | East Asian Games | Shanghai, China | 01 !1st | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.93 !49.93 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12 !12nd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.31 !49.31 | |
| 11 !11st (sf) | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.43 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 01 !1st | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.13 !49.13 |
| 04 !4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:10.91 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 07 !– (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 9:99.99 !DQ |
| 08 !8th (sf) | 4×400 m relay | 3:01.46 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12 !12nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 0:48.96 !48.96 |
| 05 !5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:00.76 (relay leg: 1st) AR | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 03 !3rd | 400 m | 0:45.76 !45.76 AR |
| 06 !6th | 4×400 m relay | 3:20.18 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
| East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 02 !2nd | 400 m | 0:46.08 !46.08 | |
| 01 !1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:04.35 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10 !10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 0:48.81 !48.81 | |
| 10 !10th (sf) | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.85 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
| Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 07 !7th | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.02 !49.02 | |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 06 !6th | 400 m | 0:46.22 !46.22 |
| 01 !1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.61 (relay leg: 3rd) | |||
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 01 !1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:01.70 (relay leg: 4th) | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 05 !5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:06.22 (relay leg: 4th) |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17 !17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 0:49.52 !49.52 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 15 !15th (sf) | 4×400 m relay | 3:13.63 (relay leg: 1st) |
National championships
He has won 3 times the individual national championship.
- 1 wins in the 400 metres (1993)
- 2 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1994, 1997)
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