# Masatora Kawano

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Japanese racewalker (born 1998)

Masatora Kawano Personal information Nationality Japanese Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 27) Hyuga, Japan[1] Sport Sport Athletics Event Racewalking

**Masatora Kawano** (川野 将虎, born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese [race walker](/source/Racewalking).

## Career

Kawano represented Japan at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo),[2] finishing in 6th place in the [50 km walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_kilometres_walk) and setting a season best.[1]

Kawano won a silver medal at the [2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_35_kilometres_walk) in [Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) in the 35 km walk with an Asian record time of 2:23:15. [3] He then won a bronze medal in the 35 km walk at the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Budapest](/source/Budapest).

He is the Japanese national record holder for the [50 km walk](/source/50_kilometres_race_walk) with a time of 3:36:45 in 2019.

On 27 October 2024, Kawano broke the world record for the [35 km walk](/source/35_kilometres_race_walk) in [Takahata](/source/Takahata), Japan with a time of 2:21:47.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tokyo2020_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tokyo2020_1-1) ["KAWANO Masatora"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210805152826/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1313116-kawano-masatora.htm). *[Tokyo 2020 Olympics](/source/Tokyo_2020_Olympics)*. Archived from [the original](https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1313116-kawano-masatora.htm) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-olympedia_2-0)** ["Masatora Kawano"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/144520). *[Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)*. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mainichi_3-0)** ["Athletics: Masatora Kawano wins 35km race walk silver at worlds"](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220725/p2g/00m/0sp/025000c), *[The Mainichi](/source/Mainichi_Shimbun)*, 25 July 2022

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Ratified: world records for Chebet, Duplantis, McLaughlin-Levrone, Chepngetich and Kawano*](https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/ratified-world-records-chebet-duplantis-mclaughlin-levrone-chepngetich-kawano), 12 December 2024

## External links

- [Masatora Kawano](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14679687) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- [Masatora Kawano](https://www.jaaf.or.jp/player/profile/masatora_kawano/) at [JAAF](/source/Japan_Association_of_Athletics_Federations) (in Japanese) ([in English](https://www-jaaf-or-jp.translate.goog//player/profile/masatora_kawano/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en))

- [Masatora Kawano – Paris 2024](https://www.jaaf.or.jp/olympic/paris2024/athletes/profile/masatora_kawano/) at [JAAF](/source/Japan_Association_of_Athletics_Federations) (in Japanese)

- [Masatora Kawano](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/masatora-kawano) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Masatora Kawano](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000039948) at InterSportStats

- [Masatora Kawano](https://www.joc.or.jp/athletes/kawanomasatora/) at [Team Japan](/source/Japanese_Olympic_Committee) (in Japanese) ([in English](https://www-joc-or-jp.translate.goog/athletes/kawanomasatora/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en))

- [Masatora Kawano](https://web.archive.org/web/20240730145208/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/masatora-kawano_1919901) at the [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics) (archived, [alternate link](https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/masatora-kawano_1919901))

- [Masatora Kawano](https://www.instagram.com/masatora_kawano/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

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