# Kenji Narisako

Kenji Narisako (成迫 健児, Narisako Kenji) (born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler.
He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
His personal best time is 47.93 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
| 400 m | 46.02 s | Okayama, Japan | 26 October 2005 | |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.93 s | Yokohama, Japan | 6 May 2006 | Japan's 2nd-fastest time |

## Records

* 4 × 100 m relay
** Former Japanese youth best holder - 40.14 s (relay leg: 4th) (Debrecen, 15 July 2001)
* 4 × 400 m relay
** Current Japanese university record holder - 3:03.20 s (relay leg: 4th) (İzmir, 20 August 2005)
    $^a$ with Masaya Aikawa, Shōta Abe, and Masami Yasuda
    $^b$ with Kazunori Ōta, Yoshihiro Horigome, and Yūki Yamaguchi

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Japan ||||||
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | 400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) | 52.09 |
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | Medley relay | 1:52.60 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 54.10 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.00 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.96 |
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.20 (relay leg: 4th) NUR |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.78 |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.07 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.44 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.76 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| 2008 | Olympics | Beijing, China | 17th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.63 |
| 2008 | Olympics | Beijing, China | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.18 (relay leg: 4th) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.60 |
| 2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.22 |
| 2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.13 (relay leg: 2nd) |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | – (f) | 400 m hurdles | DQ |

### National Championship

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2004 | Japan Championships | Tottori, Tottori | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 49.80 |
| 2005 | Japan Championships | Tokyo | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.44 |
| 2006 | Japan Championships | Kobe, Hyogo | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.95 |
| 2007 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.01 |
| 2008 | Japan Championships | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 |
| 2009 | Japan Championships | Hiroshima, Hiroshima | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.53 |
| 2010 | Japan Championships | Marugame, Kagawa, Kagawa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.01 |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 19th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.35 |
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | 29th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.22 |