Ken Yoshizawa

{{Short description|Japanese hurdler (born 1978)}}

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| nationality = {{JPN}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 metres hurdles

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| alma_mater = Juntendo University

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 September 1974}}

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| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rikuren.or.jp/athlete/men/men042.html|title=Profile|website=JAAF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040624203148/http://www.rikuren.or.jp/athlete/men/men042.html|archive-date=24 June 2004|access-date=2 November 2020|language=Japanese}}

| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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400 m: 47.09 (1999)

400 m hurdles: 48.98 (2002)

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{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|2001 Beijing|4×400 m relay}}

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{{Nihongo|Ken Yoshizawa|吉澤 賢|Yoshizawa Ken|born July 7, 1978 in Shisui, Chiba}} is a Japanese former hurdler and currently a professional keirin cyclist.{{cite news|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/olympic/column/relay/news/202001080000111.html|title=夢の五輪 東京目指せる選手にジェラシーも／吉沢賢|date=9 January 2020|newspaper=Nikkan Sports|access-date=2 November 2020|language=Japanese}} He represented Japan at the 2004 Olympics in the 400 metres hurdles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213303/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/ken-yoshizawa-1.html Ken Yoshizawa at Sports Reference] He also ran in the 2001 and 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

By virtue of his competing in a rare 300 metres hurdles race in Sheffield in 2002,{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix-ii/2002/norwich-union-classic-2918/men/300-metres-hurdles/final/result#resultheader |title=300 Metres Hurdles Result {{!}} Norwich Union Classic {{!}} iaaf.org |website=www.iaaf.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326233144/https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-grand-prix-ii/2002/norwich-union-classic-2918/men/300-metres-hurdles/final/result |archive-date=2017-03-26}} he is ranked in the all-time top 25 of the event.