Koki Ikeda

Koki Ikeda
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 20 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 20 km walk
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples 20 km walk

Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, Ikeda Kōki; born 3 May 1998) is a Japanese racewalking athlete.[1] He studied at Toyo University.[2]

Ikeda won a bronze medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi.[1] He represented Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in 20 kilometres walk.[3] He won a silver medal at 2020 Summer Olympics[4] and the 2022 World Athletics Championships in the same event.[5]

In February 2025, Ikeda was banned for anti-doping violations for four years from November 2024 with results from June 2023 disqualified. His blood samples showed abnormalities alleged to indicate tampering.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Koki Ikeda Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (7 March 2019). "Ikeda's rise from team member to Olympic contender". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletics – Men's 20km Race Walk – Final – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ Odom, Joel (15 July 2022), "20k race walk winner at World Athletics Championships", The Oregonian
  6. ^ "First Instance Decisions | Athletics Integrity Unit". www.athleticsintegrity.org. Retrieved 17 February 2025.


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