Koki Ikeda

Koki Ikeda
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-05-03) 3 May 1998 (age 28)
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo20 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene20 km walk
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 AntalyaMarathon walk (mixed relay)
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 Naples20 km walk

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

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

In October 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned a decision by the Athletics Integrity Unit made in February 2025 which had found that Ikeda had committed anti-doping violations due to irregularities in his Athlete Biological Passport. The proposed four-year ban was rescinded and Ikeda was cleared of breaching anti-doping rules.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Olympic silver medal race walker Koki Ikeda banned 4 years for doping". ESPN. 14 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "CAS clears Japan's Ikeda of doping violation, overturns four-year ban". Reuters. 23 October 2026.
  8. ↑ Shakeel, Maleeha (24 October 2026). "Medical Evidence Helps Olympic Runner-Up Overturn 4-Year Doping Ban". Essentially Sports.