Azusa Sumi (鷲見 梓沙, Sumi Azusa; born 12 August 1996) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She competed in the…Azusa Sumi (鷲見 梓沙, Sumi Azusa; born 12 August 1996) is a female long-distance runner from Japan. She competed in the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
Yuka Hori (堀優花, Hori Yuka; born June 13, 1996) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She won a silver medal in the 10,000…Yuka Hori (堀優花, Hori Yuka; born June 13, 1996) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2017 Asian Championships and placed seventh at the 2018 Asian Games.
Anna Konishi (Kanji:小西 杏奈, Konsihi Anna, born 10 May 1996) is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. She qualified to represent…Anna Konishi (Kanji:小西 杏奈, Konsihi Anna, born 10 May 1996) is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021. She placed 13th in women's 100 metre backstroke, 8th in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and 8th in women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay with the Japanese teams.
Hanami Sekine (関根 花観 (Sekine Hanami); born 26 February 1996) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in…Hanami Sekine (関根 花観 (Sekine Hanami); born 26 February 1996) is a Japanese female long-distance runner who competes in track events. She competed for Japan at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Born in Tokyo, Sekine showed her promise for distance running by winning a leg at the Inter-Prefectural Women's Ekiden as a junior high school athlete. Her first international medal came over 3000 metres at the 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, where she was silver medallist behind Kyrgyz athlete Darya Maslova. She continued to perform well in national ekiden competitions, winning her stage at the Inter-Prefectural race in 2014 and 2016, and coming runner-up at the All-Japan Women's Corporate Ekiden Championships in 2015. Sekine showed much improvement on the track in the 2016 season and at the 2016 Japan Championships in Athletics she set a personal best of 31:22.92 minutes to take second behind Ayuko Suzuki in the 10,000 metres, then placed third in the 5000 metres with another best of 15:24.74 minutes. She was chosen to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics over the longer distance. At the competition she was near the top of the field in the opening stages, but fell away as the leading pack took on a world record pace. She finished 20th, two places behind national rival Yuka Takashima.
Takeshi Kawamoto (川本武史, Kawamoto Takeshi, born 19 February 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 50…Takeshi Kawamoto (川本武史, Kawamoto Takeshi, born 19 February 1995) is a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.
Takuya Nagata (長田 拓也, Nagata Takuya; born 12 December 1993) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 metres…Takuya Nagata (長田 拓也, Nagata Takuya; born 12 December 1993) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
Yuka Ando (安藤 友香, Andō Yuka; born 16 March 1994) is a Japanese long distance runner. She competed in the women's…Yuka Ando (安藤 友香, Andō Yuka; born 16 March 1994) is a Japanese long distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也, Horihata Yūya; born 30 July 1990) is a Japanese swimmer, born in Ama County, Aichi. He won two…Yuya Horihata (堀畑 裕也, Horihata Yūya; born 30 July 1990) is a Japanese swimmer, born in Ama County, Aichi. He won two medals at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, gold in the men's 400 m medley and bronze in the men's 200 m medley. Horihata competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, advancing to the final and finishing 6th in the 400 metre individual medley. He also swam on the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay that placed 9th in the heats and missed the top-8 cutoff for the final.
Naoya Tomita (冨田 尚弥, Tomita Naoya; born April 22, 1989) is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. In 2010, he won the 200 m…Naoya Tomita (冨田 尚弥, Tomita Naoya; born April 22, 1989) is a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. In 2010, he won the 200 m event at the World Championships (short course) and at the Asian Games. At the 2014 Asian Games he was caught on surveillance cameras while stealing a video camera belonging to the Yonhap News Agency. He admitted to the fact and paid a fine of 1 million won (ca. US$1000). On October 7, 2014, he was banned for 18 months from competitions by Japan Swimming Federation and fired by his employer, sports apparel manufacturer Descente Ltd.
Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional…Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2007 to 2019. On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.
Yoshitaka Iwamizu (岩水 嘉孝, Iwamizu Yoshitaka; born 20 June 1979 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese long-distance runner.…Yoshitaka Iwamizu (岩水 嘉孝, Iwamizu Yoshitaka; born 20 June 1979 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, Korea and finished eleventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the finals there. He graduated from the Juntendo University.
Runa Imai (今井 月, Imai Runa; born August 15, 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in…Runa Imai (今井 月, Imai Runa; born August 15, 2000) is a Japanese swimmer. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter individual medley. She swam the 11th best time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where she was eliminated with a 15th-place finish. Imai took up swimming aged three following her elder brother Hikaru, who is also a competitive swimmer. Her mother died in 2008. As a 14-year-old at the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Hawaii, United States, Imai won the gold medal in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:26.04, the bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a 1:09.25, and the silver medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 1:08.18 to contribute to the final time of 4:04.11.