Kenji Nener

Kenji Nener
Nener competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993
Perth, Australia[1]
Sport
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's triathlon
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Individual
2022 Hangzhou Mixed relay
Super League Triathlon
2022 Toulouse Triple Mix

Kenji Nener (ニナー 賢治, born 26 May 1993) is a Japanese triathlete.[2] He competed in the men's event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He also competed in the mixed relay event.[4] Nener was born in Australia to an Australian father and a Japanese mother.[1] He initially represented his country of birth, but switched allegiances when he was granted Japanese citizenship in 2021.[1] Nener also competes in Super League Triathlon races.[5] Nener's biggest success in Super League racing came in 2022, when he finished 3rd at SLT Toulouse, Super League's first ever event in France.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kenji Nener". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kenji Nener". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kenji Nener » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ Powell, Megan (2 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE STRIKES IN TOULOUSE". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 6 October 2022.