is a Japanese sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.Japan national records . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 10 May 2009.

Running career Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese national championships, and also won the 100 metres in 10.13 seconds.Akihiro Onishi and Tatsuo Terada (9 June 2003). New Asian 200m record for Suetsugu at Japanese national championships. IAAF. Retrieved 8 October 2019. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round in the 100 metres.

Olympics Suetsugu represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4×100 metres relay together with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara. In their qualification heat they placed second behind Trinidad and Tobago, but in front of the Netherlands and Brazil. Their time of 38.52 was the third fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round, and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.15 seconds, the third fastest after the Jamaican and Trinidad teams, winning the bronze medal. The medal was upgraded to a silver after the Jamaicans were DQ'ed due to Nesta Carter's positive doping sample. Suetsugu also took part in the 200 metres individual race, finishing sixth in his first round heat, with a time of 20.93 seconds, which was not enough to qualify for the second round.

Personal bests EventTimeWindVenueDateNotes100 m 10.03 s +1.8 m/sMito, Japan5 May 2003Japan's 5th-fastest time200 m 20.03 s +0.6 m/sYokohama, Japan7 June 2003Japan's record400 m 45.99 s Machida, Japan18 August 2002

Records 100 metres Former Japanese university record holder - 10.05 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) (Mito, 6 May 2002) 200 metres Former Asian record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003) Current Japanese record holder - 20.03 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) (Yokohama, 7 June 2003) Former Japanese university record holder - 20.26 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) (Yokohama, 9 September 2000) 4 × 100 m relay Former Asian record holder - 38.03 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Osaka, 1 September 2007) Former Japanese university record holder - 38.57 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 29 September 2001) Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m) Former Japanese university record holder - 1:50.21 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Yokohama, 15 September 2001)

with Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Takahira, and Nobuharu Asahara with Hisashi Miyazaki, Toshiyuki Fujimoto, and Masayuki Okusako

International competition record Representing 1999Asian Junior ChampionshipsSingapore100 m10.68 (wind: -0.1 m/s)4 × 100 m relay39.86 (relay leg: 3rd)2000OlympicsSydney, Australia (sf)200 m20.69 (wind: +0.3 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.66 (relay leg: 3rd)2001East Asian GamesOsaka, Japan200 m20.34 (wind: 0.0 m/s) GR4 × 100 m relay38.93 (relay leg: 3rd) GRWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada (sf)200 m20.39 (wind: +0.7 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.96 (relay leg: 2nd)2002Asian GamesBusan, South Korea200 m20.38 (wind: 0.0 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.90 (relay leg: 2nd)2003World ChampionshipsSaint-Denis, France200 m20.38 (wind: +0.1 m/s)Afro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India100 m10.36 (wind: -0.6 m/s)2004OlympicsAthens, Greece (qf)100 m10.19 (wind: 0.0 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.49 (relay leg: 2nd)2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland (sf)200 m20.84 (wind: -0.3 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.77 (relay leg: 1st)Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea100 m10.42 (wind: -0.3 m/s)4 × 100 m relay39.10 (relay leg: 4th)2006World CupAthens, Greece200 m20.30 (wind: +0.1 m/s)Representing Asia4 × 100 m relay38.51 (relay leg: 2nd)Asian GamesDoha, Qatar200 m20.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s)4 × 100 m relay39.21 (relay leg: 2nd)2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan (qf)200 m20.70 (wind: +0.9 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.03 (relay leg: 2nd) AR2008OlympicsBeijing, China (h)200 m20.93 (wind: -0.7 m/s)4 × 100 m relay38.15 (relay leg: 2nd)

National championships He has won the individual national championship 6 times: 2 wins in the 100 metres (2003, 2004) 4 wins in the 200 metres (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007)

References

External links

Shingo Suetsugu at JAAF