Shunya Takayama (高山 峻野, Takayama Shun'ya; born 3 September 1994) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the high…
Shunya Takayama (高山 峻野, Takayama Shun'ya; born 3 September 1994) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles was 13.25 seconds (+1.1 m/s), former National record and the current second best record in Japan, set in Fukui in 2019., he improved it at 13.10 s (+0.6), in Hiratsuka on 6 August 2022.
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Famous People from Hiroshima Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture: 23 people
Takumi Saito (西塔 拓己, Saitō Takumi) (born 23 March 1993 in Kaita, Hiroshima) is a Japanese former racewalker. He placed…
Takumi Saito (西塔 拓己, Saitō Takumi) (born 23 March 1993 in Kaita, Hiroshima) is a Japanese former racewalker. He placed 25th at the 20 km walk at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and 5th at the 2013 World Championships. Saito represented Aichi Steel. He retired from professional competition in February 2020.
Yuka Sato (佐藤 友佳, Sato Yuka; born 21 July 1992) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She…
Yuka Sato (佐藤 友佳, Sato Yuka; born 21 July 1992) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She represented her country at the 2019 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Earlier in her career she won a bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Championships. Her personal best in the event is 62.88 metres set in Fukuoka in 2019.
Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta; born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in…
Ryota Yamagata (山縣 亮太, Yamagata Ryōta; born 10 June 1992) is a Japanese sprinter holding the Japanese record of 9.95 in the 100m. He won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics. In the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Yamagata was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team for Japan, which took the silver medal in the final. He served as the captain of Japan's team at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Shudo Junior and Senior High School📅 Born June 10🎂 Born 1992📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Miho Shingu (新宮 美歩, Shingū Miho; born 29 November 1991 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese track and field athlete who…
Miho Shingu (新宮 美歩, Shingū Miho; born 29 November 1991 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres and 800 metres. She was selected for the 4 × 400 metres relay member at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin at the age of 17, but did not compete. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Asian Championships in Kobe with teammates Sayaka Aoki, Chisato Tanaka and Satomi Kubokura. She was also the 2011 Japanese champion in the 400 metres and a two-time Japanese champion in the 4 × 400 metres relay.
Tetsuya Yoroizaka (鎧坂 哲哉, Yoroizaka Tetsuya; born 20 March 1990) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the…
Tetsuya Yoroizaka (鎧坂 哲哉, Yoroizaka Tetsuya; born 20 March 1990) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
Ayako Kimura (木村 文子, Kimura Ayako; born 11 June 1988) is a Japanese hurdler. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics…
Ayako Kimura (木村 文子, Kimura Ayako; born 11 June 1988) is a Japanese hurdler. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 meter hurdles, and failed to reach the final. She won a gold, a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the Asian championships in 2013, 2015 and 2017, respectively.
Ryo Matsuda (松田 亮, Matsuda Ryō; born 26 December 1979 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who…
Ryo Matsuda (松田 亮, Matsuda Ryō; born 26 December 1979 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He competed at the 2001 World Championships, the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.
🎓 Hiroshima University of Economics🏫 Hiroshima Numata High School📅 Born December 26🎂 Born 1979📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Dai Tamesue (為末大, Tamesue Dai; born May 3, 1978 in Hiroshima) is the first Japanese sprinter to win a medal in a track…
Dai Tamesue (為末大, Tamesue Dai; born May 3, 1978 in Hiroshima) is the first Japanese sprinter to win a medal in a track event at a World Competition. Current Japanese record holder for Men's 400 meter hurdle (as of July 2021). Bronze medalist of the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton and 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. Tamesue represented Japan in the Sydney, Athens, and Beijing Olympics. He started running professionally in 2003 and retired after 25 years of competitive athletics in 2012. Pursuing ways to pass on the benefits of sports into society through associate organizations; Samurai Co., Ltd. (Representative Director), Athlete Society (Representative Director, Founded 2010), Xiborg (Founded 2014 ). Assigned to Bhutan's Olympic Committee (BOC) ambassador in April 2015. Continues to support countries that are limited in Olympic medal experiences. Other assignments include; Specially assigned researcher for the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Tokyo University (2014) Member of the evaluation committee for the New National Stadium reconstruction planning procedure of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2015) Sports Legacy Project management committee member for the Tokyo Marathon Foundation. In 2006, He appeared as a celebrity contestant on Quiz $ Millionaire and won the ¥10,000,000 top prize.
🎓 Hosei University🏫 Hiroshima Minami High School📅 Born May 3🎂 Born 1978📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, Kotorida Takako) (born 2 April 1977) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. She was a…
Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, Kotorida Takako) (born 2 April 1977) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. She was a member of DEODEO Athletic Club for Women. She represented her country at the 2002 Asian Games and placed fourth in the women's 10,000 metres. As part of the Japanese national marathon relay team, she was winner of the Yokohama International Women's Ekiden in 1999 and 2000, and was the Beijing International Ekiden champion in 2001. She competed at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships on three occasions and was part of Japan's silver medal-winning women's team in both 2001 and 2003. Kotorida was a silver medallist in the half marathon at the 2001 East Asian Games.
Tsuyoshi Ogata (尾方 剛, Ogata Tsuyoshi; born May 11, 1973) is a Japanese long-distance athlete competing mainly in the…
Tsuyoshi Ogata (尾方 剛, Ogata Tsuyoshi; born May 11, 1973) is a Japanese long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon. Ogata was born in Kumano, Hiroshima. In August 2003 he came twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. In August 2005 he won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. He then finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships.
🎓 Yamanashi Gakuin University🏫 Kumano High School📅 Born May 11🎂 Born 1973📍 From Kumano, Hiroshima💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Hiroaki Ohishi (born 13 March 1970) is a Japanese bobsledder. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002…
Hiroaki Ohishi (born 13 March 1970) is a Japanese bobsledder. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
🎓 Tokai University🏫 Sotoku High School📅 Born March 13🎂 Born 1970📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field
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Koji Shimizu (清水康次, Shimizu Kōji; born October 17, 1969) is a retired male long-distance runner from Japan. He set his…
Koji Shimizu (清水康次, Shimizu Kōji; born October 17, 1969) is a retired male long-distance runner from Japan. He set his personal best (2:08:28) in the men's marathon event on March 2, 2003 at the Lake Biwa Marathon.
Hisatoshi Shintaku (新宅 永灯至, Shintaku Hisatoshi; born December 20, 1957), also known as Masanari Shintaku (新宅雅也…
Hisatoshi Shintaku (新宅 永灯至, Shintaku Hisatoshi; born December 20, 1957), also known as Masanari Shintaku (新宅雅也, Shintaku Masanari), is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place (2:15:42).
🎓 Nippon Sport Science University🏫 Saijo Agricultural High School📅 Born December 20🎂 Born 1957📍 From Mihara, Hiroshima💼 Track and Field💼 Long-Distance Running・Marathon
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Mikiko Sone (曽根 幹子, Sone Mikiko; born 24 October 1952) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at…
Mikiko Sone (曽根 幹子, Sone Mikiko; born 24 October 1952) is a Japanese athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Following her athletics career, she became a professor of sports science at Hiroshima City University.
🎓 Hiroshima City University🏫 Joge High School📅 Born October 24🎂 Born 1952📍 From 現在の三次市甲奴町, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Researcher
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Yoshiharu Tomonaga (友永 義治, Tomonaga Yoshiharu; born 18 February 1950) is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the…
Yoshiharu Tomonaga (友永 義治, Tomonaga Yoshiharu; born 18 February 1950) is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The…
These are the official results of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 1 and 4 September.
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Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori; August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit…
Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori; August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Miyoshi High School📅 Born August 6🎂 Born 1945📍 From Miyoshi, Hiroshima💼 Track and Field
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Teruji Kogake (小掛照二, Kogake Teruji; December 18, 1932 – May 9, 2010) was a Japanese triple jumper and sports…
Teruji Kogake (小掛照二, Kogake Teruji; December 18, 1932 – May 9, 2010) was a Japanese triple jumper and sports administrator. He set a low-altitude world record in the triple jump in 1956 at the Japanese Olympic Trials, and finished eighth at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics while having an ankle injury. He retired early from the sport and became the track and field coach for the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), leading teams to the Olympics from 1964 to 1992. His selection decisions in the marathon were the subject of national debate in 1988 and 1992. He later became the vice president of both the JAAF and the Japanese Olympic Committee. He was decorated with a third class Order of the Rising Sun in 2005 for his contribution to athletics in Japan.
Shizuo Takada (高田 静雄, Takada Shizuo; 5 March 1909 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He…
Shizuo Takada (高田 静雄, Takada Shizuo; 5 March 1909 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He later made a name for himself as a photographer.
🏫 Koryo High School📅 Born March 5🎂 Born 1909📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Photographer
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Kosaku Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 耕作; 1 October 1907 – 1971) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He represented his…
Kosaku Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 耕作; 1 October 1907 – 1971) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He represented his country twice at the Summer Olympics (1928 and 1932) and was the first Asian to compete in the Olympic javelin throw. He was a three-time gold medallist at the Far Eastern Championship Games and the only person to win two javelin titles at the competition.
Mikio Oda (織田 幹雄, Oda Mikio; 30 March 1905 – 2 December 1998) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic…
Mikio Oda (織田 幹雄, Oda Mikio; 30 March 1905 – 2 December 1998) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born March 30🎂 Born 1905📍 From Kaita, Hiroshima💼 Track and Field
Mako Fukube (福部 真子, Fukube Mako; born 28 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. She…
Mako Fukube (福部 真子, Fukube Mako; born 28 October 1995) is a Japanese athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 2022 World Championships and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her personal best in the event is 12.69 seconds (+1.2 m/s) set in Hiratsuka in 2024. This is the current national record.