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
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouIndividual
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMixed relay
Super League Triathlon
Bronze medal – third place2022 ToulouseTriple 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. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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