OGURA Kenji

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
Qualification	Men's Javelin Throw	2023	Budapest, HUN	76.65
Qualification	Men's Javelin Throw	2022	Eugene, OR, USA	78.48
World Challenge
4	Men's Javelin Throw	2019	Osaka, JPN	77.67
7	Men's Javelin Throw	2018	Osaka, JPN	72.63

Cleaning. (Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)

Office Worker

Physical Education - Nihon University , Tokyo, JPN

Japanese

Agekke

Yuya Koriki, JPN

He took up javelin throw seriously at age 16 at Kurayoshi Sogo Sangyo High School in Tottori, Japan. (torikyo, 06 Jul 2022; tochigi-tv, 11 Jun 2022; Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)

He played baseball while he was in primary school, and got involved in athletics after starting middle school. He was encouraged to switch to javelin throw by a teacher at high school. (tochigi-tv, 11 Jun 2022; Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)

Coach Yuya Koriki. (Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)

He eats natto [a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans] before competing. (Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)

"Whatever happens, happens." (Athlete, 27 Sep 2023)