Akihiro Higashida (東田 旺洋, born 13 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at…Akihiro Higashida (東田 旺洋, born 13 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Shintaro Kimura (木村 慎太郎, Kimura Shintarō; born June 30, 1987) is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres…Shintaro Kimura (木村 慎太郎, Kimura Shintarō; born June 30, 1987) is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Emika Yoshida (吉田 恵美可, Yoshida Emika; born 10 December 1985) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the…Emika Yoshida (吉田 恵美可, Yoshida Emika; born 10 December 1985) is a Japanese athletics competitor competing in the javelin throw. In 2007, she competed in the women's javelin throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics held in Osaka, Japan. She did not qualify to compete in the final. In 2004, she finished in 9th place in the women's javelin throw at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Grosseto, Italy. She won the bronze medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 2009 East Asian Games held in Hong Kong.
Miwako Yamanaka (山中 美和子, Yamanaka Miwako; born 24 May 1978) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner. Her first and…Miwako Yamanaka (山中 美和子, Yamanaka Miwako; born 24 May 1978) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner. Her first and only international medal came at the 1997 Summer Universiade where she took the bronze in the 10,000 metres. She won the Kobe Women's Half Marathon in 2001, setting a personal best time of 1:08:54 for the event. Her greatest achievements came in 2002 when she won the Fukuoka International Cross Country and went on to finish in fourth in the long race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She also won the Chiba International Cross Country competition in 2005.
Kazuhiro Takahashi (高橋 和裕, Takahashi Kazuhiro; born 27 July 1976 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese retired sprinter. He…Kazuhiro Takahashi (高橋 和裕, Takahashi Kazuhiro; born 27 July 1976 in Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese retired sprinter. He currently holds the Asian indoor record in the 4 × 400 metres relay with 3:05.90 minutes, achieved with teammates Jun Osakada, Masayoshi Kan and Shunji Karube in March 1999 in Maebashi. He also formerly held the Japanese record in the 200 metres with 20.57 seconds. He is currently (2020) the athletic director at Hamamatsu Koto High School.
Ikuko Kitamori (北森 郁子, Kitamori Ikuko) (born 10 March 1963) is a former female track and field athlete from Japan, who…Ikuko Kitamori (北森 郁子, Kitamori Ikuko) (born 10 March 1963) is a former female track and field athlete from Japan, who competed for her native country in the women's discus throw event.