Shunji Karube

Shunji Karube (苅部 俊二) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and occasionally the 400 metres.

He teaches sports at Hosei University.

Records

 * 4×400 m relay
 * Former Japanese university record holder - 3:07.51 s (relay leg: 4th) (Tokyo, 19 May 1991)
 * 400 metres (Indoor)
 * Former Asian record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
 * Current Japanese record holder - 45.76 s (Paris, 9 March 1997)
 * 4×400 m relay (Indoor)
 * Current Asian and Japanese record holder - 3:05.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Maebashi, 6 March 1999)


 * with Kazuhiro Takahashi, Jun Osakada, and Masayoshi Kan

National championships
He has won the individual national championship 3 times.
 * 1 win in the 400 metres (1993)
 * 2 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1994, 1997)