I am very happy to be announced as a member of the Japanese national team. I will continue to train hard at the training camp and prepare for the Olympic Games.
I will do my best, so please give me your support!
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Team/Sponsors: NTT East・NTT West
Registered place: Yamanashi
Birthdate: 26 May. 1993
Birthplace: Perth, Australia
Alma mater: Curtin University and The University of Western Australia
Olympic participation: First time
Biography
Born in Perth, Western Australia in 1993, to an Australian father and a Japanese mother.
Kenji Nener was involved in many sports from childhood, including soccer and tennis, and discovered triathlon at the age of 13. He has been racing as an athlete of the Japan Triathlon Union since December 2018, and has competed in World Cup and World Triathlon Series as a JTU Certified Athlete. He made his first appearance and won his first race at the 2020 Japan Triathlon Championships.
He became a Japanese citizen on April 1, 2021.
＊From March 2018 to December 2018 was a transition period for national registration and he participated in races under the ITU flag.
Career highlights
- 1st 2021 JTU Men’s Super Sprint Special Event- 1st 2021 Asia Triathlon Championships Hatsukaichi
- 1st 2020 26th Triathlon National Championships, Daiba, Tokyo
- 1st 2019 Shantou ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup
- 3rd 2019 Osaka-Castle NTT ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup
- 1st 2019 Gyeongju ASTC Asian Championships
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