Ko Ochiai (born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. He was a bronze medalist over 800 metres at the…
Ko Ochiai (born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. He was a bronze medalist over 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. That year, and in 2025, he won the senior Japanese Athletics Championships over 800 metres and is the national record holder.
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Asahi Kuroda (born 10 March 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. A gold medalist in the…
Asahi Kuroda (born 10 March 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. A gold medalist in the steeplechase at the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships, his time of 2:06:05 for the marathon in 2025 was a Japanese college record.
Keita Satoh (佐藤 圭汰, Satō Keita, born 22 January 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the…
Keita Satoh (佐藤 圭汰, Satō Keita, born 22 January 2004) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. He also set the Asian record for the indoor two miles at the Millrose Games in February 2024, running 8:14.71.
Ayane Yanai (柳井 綾音, Yanai Ayane; born 24 December 2003) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the…
Ayane Yanai (柳井 綾音, Yanai Ayane; born 24 December 2003) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, she won the bronze medal at the women's 10,000 metres walk. She competed in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Naoki Inoue (born 16 September 2003) is a Japanese sprinter.
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Hiroki Yanagita (栁田 大輝, born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter. He won the 2023 and 2025 Asian Athletics…
Hiroki Yanagita (栁田 大輝, born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter. He won the 2023 and 2025 Asian Athletics Championships over 100 metres.
🎓 Tokyo University of Agriculture🏫 Tokyo Nogyo University Daini High School📅 Born July 25🎂 Born 2003📍 From Tatebayashi, Gunma💼 Track and Field
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Towa Uzawa (鵜澤 飛羽, Uzawa Towa; born 25 November 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 meters. In…
Towa Uzawa (鵜澤 飛羽, Uzawa Towa; born 25 November 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 meters. In 2023, he won the 200 meters at both the Asian and Japanese Championships. He also competed in the World Championships, where he reached the semi finals. In 2024, he qualified for the 200 meters at the 2024 Summer Olympics based on his world ranking.
Ken Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田兼; born 15 October 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete. His father is French and mother…
Ken Toyoda (Japanese: 豊田兼; born 15 October 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete. His father is French and mother is Japanese. He is studying in Keio University. He won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2021 Summer World University Games.
Ami Yamamoto (山本 亜美, Yamamoto Ami; born 19 April 2002) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.…
Ami Yamamoto (山本 亜美, Yamamoto Ami; born 19 April 2002) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2023 World Championships. Her personal best in the event is 56.06 seconds set in Osaka in 2023. This is the current 5th place in Japan history.
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (中島 佑気 ジョセフ, Nakajima Yuki Joseph; born 30 March 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in…
Yuki Joseph Nakajima (中島 佑気 ジョセフ, Nakajima Yuki Joseph; born 30 March 2002) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the 400 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, where he qualified for the semi-final. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, in Tokyo, Japan, running a personal best and Japanese national record 44.44 seconds in his heat before qualifying for the 400 metres final, placing sixth overall. He also ran at the championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.
Allon Tatsunami Clay (born 25 March 2002) is a Japanese middle-distance runner who primarily runs the 800 metres. He is…
Allon Tatsunami Clay (born 25 March 2002) is a Japanese middle-distance runner who primarily runs the 800 metres. He is a Japanese indoor national record and Asian indoor record holder.
Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the…
Ryūji Miura (三浦龍司, Miura Ryūji, born 11 February 2002) is a Japanese long-distance runner and steeplechaser. He won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 Asian Games. He set a new a Japanese national record in 2025, and represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Rakunan High School📅 Born February 11🎂 Born 2002📍 From Hamada, Shimane💼 Track and Field
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Rachid Muratake (村竹ラシッド, Muratake Rashiddo; born 6 February 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in…
Rachid Muratake (村竹ラシッド, Muratake Rashiddo; born 6 February 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in the high hurdles. Born in Matsudo to a Togolese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at Juntendo University. His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the 2024 Olympic standard of 13.27. In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25 (+0.3 m/s). He placed 5th at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he ran a time of 13.21. When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which became a hot topic in Japan. At the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, he again placed 5th, with a time of 13.18.
Yuri Tanaka (born 15 November 2001) is a Japanese multi-event athlete. She won the gold medal in heptathlon at the 2026…
Yuri Tanaka (born 15 November 2001) is a Japanese multi-event athlete. She won the gold medal in heptathlon at the 2026 Asian Games and is the national record holder in the event, becoming the first Japanese woman to surpass 6000 points.
Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300…
Kenki Imaizumi (born 26 September 2001) is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Japanese and Asian record holder in the 300 m. He won the bronze medal at the Asian Athletics Championships in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Kazuki Kurokawa (黒川和樹, born 17 June 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at…
Kazuki Kurokawa (黒川和樹, born 17 June 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Aoto Suzuki (鈴木 碧斗, born 30 May 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the…
Aoto Suzuki (鈴木 碧斗, born 30 May 2001) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜 (Kobayashi Kana, born 4 April 2001)) is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes primarily in…
Kana Kobayashi (小林 香菜 (Kobayashi Kana, born 4 April 2001)) is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes primarily in the marathon. As of October 2025, all of her races have taken place in Japan.
Kazuto Iizawa (born 2 February 2001) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. He won gold medals over 1500 metres at the…
Kazuto Iizawa (born 2 February 2001) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. He won gold medals over 1500 metres at the 2023 Asian Indoor Championships, 2025 Asian Athletics Championships and 2026 Asian Games.
Yuno Yamanaka (Japanese: 山中 柚乃; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She qualified to represent…
Yuno Yamanaka (Japanese: 山中 柚乃; born 25 December 2000) is a Japanese middle-distance runner. She qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in women's 3000 metres steeplechase.
Shota Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 翔大; born 28 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the…
Shota Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 翔大; born 28 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. He represents Sumitomo Electric Industries and has won medals at the Asian Athletics Championships, Asian Throwing Championships and Asian Games.
Ririka Hironaka (廣中 璃梨佳, Hironaka Ririka; born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes…
Ririka Hironaka (廣中 璃梨佳, Hironaka Ririka; born 24 November 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specializes in long-distance running. She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. In Japanese national championships she won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres in 2019, and the silver medal over the same distance in 2020; in 2021 she won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres. She represented Japan in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and led at 1000m and 2000m before finishing 7th with a personal best time of 31:00.71. Hironaka was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, and graduated from Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Commercial High School. She has been a member of the Japan Post women's track and field team since 2019.
Ren Tazawa (田澤 廉, Tazawa Ren, born 11 November 2000) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000…
Ren Tazawa (田澤 廉, Tazawa Ren, born 11 November 2000) is a Japanese long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He won the 10,000 metres at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the…
Kaede Hagitani (萩谷楓, born 10 October 2000) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yuma Yamamoto (山本 有真, Yamamoto Yuma; born 1 May 2000) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the Middle-distance and…
Yuma Yamamoto (山本 有真, Yamamoto Yuma; born 1 May 2000) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the Middle-distance and Long-distance running. She represented her country at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Yume Goto (後藤 夢, born 25 February 2000) is a Japanese middle distance runner. She was a silver medalist at the Asian…
Yume Goto (後藤 夢, born 25 February 2000) is a Japanese middle distance runner. She was a silver medalist at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and Asian Athletics Championships in 2023 in the 1500 metres.
Shunsuke Izumiya (泉谷 駿介, Izumiya Shunsuke; born 26 January 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete specialising in…
Shunsuke Izumiya (泉谷 駿介, Izumiya Shunsuke; born 26 January 2000) is a Japanese track and field athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships. He later also won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade. His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.00 (+1.2 m/s) set in Zagreb in 2026.
🎓 Juntendo University🏫 Buso High School📅 Born January 26🎂 Born 2000📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Nagisa Takahashi (髙橋渚, Takahashi Nagisa; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese high jumper. She is a multiple-time…
Nagisa Takahashi (髙橋渚, Takahashi Nagisa; born 15 January 2000) is a Japanese high jumper. She is a multiple-time national champion and indoor national record holder. She competed at the 2025 World Championships.
Sae Takemoto (born 23 November 1999) is a Japanese javelin thrower. She was a finalist at the 2022 World Athletics…
Sae Takemoto (born 23 November 1999) is a Japanese javelin thrower. She was a finalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Mikuni Yada (born 29 October 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She was a bronze medalist at the 2025 Asian…
Mikuni Yada (born 29 October 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. She was a bronze medalist at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships over 10,000 metres. She is from 2022 the Asian indoor record holder over 5000 metres.
Yuka Suzuki (鈴木 優花, Suzuki Yuka; born 14 September 1999 in Daisen, Akita) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019…
Yuka Suzuki (鈴木 優花, Suzuki Yuka; born 14 September 1999 in Daisen, Akita) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, she won the gold medals in the women's half marathon at the Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. The youngest participant dominated the Marathon Grand Championship in October 2023, guaranteeing her selection for Olympic Games in Paris, in a personal best time of 2:24:09 which she then subsequently beat in 2024 Paris Olympics by 7 seconds despite the hilly course. She is good at running uphills.
🏫 Omagari High School📅 Born September 14🎂 Born 1999📍 From Daisen, Akita💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Ami Saito (齋藤 愛美, Saitō Ami, born 26 August 1999) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres…
Ami Saito (齋藤 愛美, Saitō Ami, born 26 August 1999) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Hiromu Yamauchi (山内 大夢, born 24 August 1999) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event…
Hiromu Yamauchi (山内 大夢, born 24 August 1999) is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Aizu High School📅 Born August 24🎂 Born 1999📍 From Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Momone Ueda (上田 百寧, Ueda Momone; born 27 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She…
Momone Ueda (上田 百寧, Ueda Momone; born 27 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2022 World Championships and at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛, Nakaya Yūhi; born 11 June 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the…
Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛, Nakaya Yūhi; born 11 June 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished in 78th place. In 2018, he finished in 17th place in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Saku Chosei High School📅 Born June 11🎂 Born 1999📍 From Nagano Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Mei Kodama (兒玉 芽生, Kodama Mei; born 8 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in sprints. She is the country's…
Mei Kodama (兒玉 芽生, Kodama Mei; born 8 June 1999) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in sprints. She is the country's third fastest ever runner over 100 metres, behind Chisato Fukushima and Momoko Takahashi. She won 4 Japan Championships titles between 2019 and 2021, 2 for 100 metres and 2 for 200 metres. She also represents Japan in many international relay events such as the 2019 and 2021 World Athletics Relays. She also competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is a joint holder of the Japanese records in the 4×200 metres relay.
Koki Ueyama (上山 紘輝, Ueyama Koki; born 15 May 1999) is a Japanese sprinter.
Nanako Fujii (藤井 菜々子, Fujii Nanako; born 7 May 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2019…
Nanako Fujii (藤井 菜々子, Fujii Nanako; born 7 May 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed seventh in the women's 20 kilometres walk. At the 2025 World Athletics Championships, she won a bronze medal in the women's 20 kilometres walk.
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Wakana Kabasawa (樺沢 和佳奈, Kabasawa Wakana; born 24 March 1999) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in Middle-distance…
Wakana Kabasawa (樺沢 和佳奈, Kabasawa Wakana; born 24 March 1999) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in Middle-distance and Long-distance running. She represented her country at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (サニブラウン・アブデル・ハキーム, Saniburaun Abuderu Hakīmu; born 6 March 1999) is a Japanese athlete…
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (サニブラウン・アブデル・ハキーム, Saniburaun Abuderu Hakīmu; born 6 March 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in sprinting events. He won the 100 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics setting a championship record of 10.28 (−0.4) in the final.
🎓 Josai University🏫 Josai University Affiliated Josai High School📅 Born March 6🎂 Born 1999📍 From Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Rika Kaseda (Japanese: 加世田 梨花, romanized: Kaseda Rika; born 2 March 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner who won…
Rika Kaseda (Japanese: 加世田 梨花, romanized: Kaseda Rika; born 2 March 1999) is a Japanese long-distance runner who won the silver medal in the women's half marathon at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy, and a gold medal in the half marathon team event. She placed 46th in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
🎓 Meijo University🏫 Narita High School📅 Born March 2🎂 Born 1999📍 From Chiba Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Yūki Hashioka (橋岡 優輝, Hashioka Yūki; born 23 January 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump. He won…
Yūki Hashioka (橋岡 優輝, Hashioka Yūki; born 23 January 1999) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2018 Asian Games. Hashioka qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and finished in 6th place with a distance of 8.10m.
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Maika Yagi (矢来 舞香, Yagi Maika; born 21 January 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022…
Maika Yagi (矢来 舞香, Yagi Maika; born 21 January 1999) is a Japanese racewalking athlete. Representing Japan at the 2022 Asian Games, she won the silver medal at the mixed 35 kilometres walk team. She competed in the women's 35 kilometres walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan.
🎓 Chukyo University🏫 Nishinomiya High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1999📍 From Takarazuka, Hyōgo💼 Track and Field
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Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi; born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She…
Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美, Tanaka Yumi; born 15 December 1998) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2023 World Championships, at the 2022 Asian Games and at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. Her personal best in the event is 12.85 seconds (−0.3 m/s) set in Niigata in 2024. This is the currently 2nd best in Japanese history.
Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…
Rikuya Itō (伊東利来也, Itō Rikuya; born 10 November 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Masatora Kawano (川野 将虎, born 23 October 1998) is a Japanese race walker.
🎓 Toyo University🏫 Gotenba Minami High School📅 Born October 23🎂 Born 1998📍 From Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold…
Misaki Morota (born 6 October 1998) is a Japanese pole vaulter. She is the national record holder and won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. She was also a silver medalist at the previous edition of the Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He…
Kaito Kawabata (川端 魁人, Kawabata Kaitō, born 17 August 1998) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, equalling the national record.
Hyuga Endo (遠藤日向, Endō Hyūga, born 5 August 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won the 5000 metres at the…
Hyuga Endo (遠藤日向, Endō Hyūga, born 5 August 1998) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He won the 5000 metres at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
Yuma Maruyama (born 3 June 1998) is a Japanese multi-event athlete. He set a new Japanese national record in heptathlon…
Yuma Maruyama (born 3 June 1998) is a Japanese multi-event athlete. He set a new Japanese national record in heptathlon in 2025 and in the decathlon in 2026, and won the gold medal in decathlon at the 2026 Asian Games.