Takeshi Salvador Fujiwara Salazar (Japanese: 藤原 武; born 5 August 1985) is a sprinter specializing in the 400 meters sprint event. Born in El Salvador, he represented the country until 2013, now representing Japan. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens where he was 6th in the heats. After that he has competed in 6 other World Championships in Italy, Japan, Spain, Qatar, Turkey and in 2017 in the Bahamas World Relay Championships as a member in the 4 × 400 m and 4 × 100 m relay squad placing 6th in the B Final for team Japan.
His mother is a former Salvadorian athlete, and National and Central American champion, while his father a former Japanese Diplomat and Judo teacher serving in El Salvador.
Competition record Representing 2003Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala4th400 m49.294th4 × 100 m relay44.642nd4 × 400 m relay3:19.16Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados4th (h)200 m23.0217th (h)400 m50.12Central American Junior Championships (U20)San José, Costa Rica5th (h)200 m22.862nd400 m49.134th4 × 100 m relay44.191st4 × 400 m relay3:24.492004Central American Junior ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st400 m47.80World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy42nd (h)400 m49.66Olympic GamesAthens, Greece56th (h)400 m48.46Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua4th200 m22.203rd400 m48.534th4 × 100 m relay44.662nd4 × 400 m relay3:21.982006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico12th (h)400 m48.262007Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd400 m48.213rd4 × 100 m relay42.343rd4 × 400 m relay3:20.95NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador10th (h)400 m47.756th4 × 400 m relay3:23.90World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan45th (h)400 m46.92 (NR)2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain24th (h)400 m48.82 (iNR)Central American ChampionshipsSan Pedro Sula, Honduras2nd400 m47.892nd4 × 400 m relay3:20.70Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia16th (h)400 m47.882009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia40th (h)200 m21.8917th (sf)400 m47.432010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (h)400 m48.21 (iNR)Central American GamesPanama City, Panama2nd200 m21.622nd400 m47.70Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain9th (h)400 m47.05Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico14th (h)400 m47.66Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st400 m47.333rd4 × 100 m relay43.173rd4 × 400 m relay3:23.542011ALBA GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela7th200 m21.65 w (wind: +2.4 m/s)4th400 m46.48Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2nd400 m47.122nd4 × 400 m relay3:21.45Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico7th (h)400 m47.00Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico14th (h)400 m46.922012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey23rd (h)400 m48.96Representing 2017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas6th (B)4 × 100 m relay40.31
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres - 10.72 (Nacogdoches 2010) 200 metres - 21.48 (Nacogdoches 2009) 400 metres - 45.44 (San José 2016)
Indoor 200 metres - 22.51 (Houston 2008) 400 metres - 48.21 (Doha 2010)
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Sports reference biography Tilastopaja biography