Kenji Nener
 Nener competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1993 Perth, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kenji Nener". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Kenji Nener". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Triathlon - Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Mixed Relay Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Kenji Nener » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Powell, Megan (2 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE STRIKES IN TOULOUSE". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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