# Shunji Karube

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)
    $^a$ with Kazuhiro Takahashi, Jun Osakada, and Masayoshi Kan

## International competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Japan ||||||
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | – (sf) | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 5th | 400 m | 46.49 |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.82 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.94 |
| 1993 | East Asian Games | Shanghai, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.93 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.31 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 11th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.43 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.13 |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.91 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – (sf) | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.46 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 48.96 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.76 (relay leg: 1st) AR |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 400 m | 45.76 AR |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.18 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m | 46.08 |
| 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.35 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.81 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.85 (relay leg: 1st) |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Final | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.02 |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 6th | 400 m | 46.22 |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.61 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| 1998 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.70 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.22 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.52 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 15th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.63 (relay leg: 1st) |

## 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)