Hiroki Yanagita (born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.02 (Bangkok, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe ran the anchor leg for the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that finished runner-up at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzow in 2021. He was also part of the Japanese relay team that competed at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[2]
He was a member of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[3] He also finished sixth in the individual 100m at the championships in a time of 10.24 seconds.[4]
In July 2023, he won gold in the 100 metres at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, running a personal best time of 10.02 seconds.[5]
He reached the semi-finals of the individual 100m and was a member of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that finished fifth in the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6][7]
He ran as part of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]
Personal life
editHe studied International Literature at Toyo University, where he was coached by Hiroyasu Tsuchie.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Hiroki Yanagita". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "From Oregon to Cali for some of the world's top U20s". World Athletics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Jamaica storms to world U20 4x100m record in Cali". World athletics. August 6, 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Japan's Yanagita Hiroki wins Asian Championships men's 100m". olympics.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Sani Brown, Yanagita qualify for 100m semis at worlds". kyodonews.net. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (5 August 2022). "Boonson, Fahmi and Yanagita, part of the rising tide in Asian sprinting". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.