Shinji Takahira

Shinji Takahira (Japanese高平 慎 士, Takahira Shinji, born July 18, 1984 in Asahikawa ) is a Japanese sprinter. His greatest successes he achieved with 4-by- 100 - meter relay team, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games.

At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, the Japanese Fourth Season and at the 2005 World Championships was eighth. At the Asian Games in 2006 winning the silver medal in the 200 -meter run Takahira was third succeeded. In Osaka at the home World Championships, the Japanese squadron with the new Asian record of 38.03 s was fifth. At the Olympic Games in Beijing Takahira won in the 4 x 100 - meter relay with his followers the bronze medal in a time of 38.15 s

A year later they reached fourth place at the World Championships in Berlin. In the Asian Championships in the same year Takahira won silver in the 100 -meter run and gold in the relay. The Japanese were able to repeat winning the title in 2011 in Kobe. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012, the squadron reached the fifth place.