Hikaru Tsuchiya

Hikaru Tsuchiya (土屋 光, Tsuchiya Hikaru, born 1 February 1986 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese high jumper. He is the bronze medallist in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships and the champion at the 2009 East Asian Games.

Hikaru Tsuchiya

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	1 February 1986 (1986-02) (age 38) Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tsukuba
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.25 m (Osaka 2009)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Japan East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong High jump World Youth Championships 2003 Sherbrooke High jump

Personal best

Event	Height	Competition	Venue	Date
High jump	2.25 m	Osaka Grand Prix	Osaka, Japan	9 May 2009

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Height
Representing Japan
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	3rd	High jump	2.11 m
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	8th	High jump	2.18 m PB
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	6th	High jump	2.19 m
2007	Summer Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	7th	High jump	2.15 m
2008	Asian All Star Meet	Bhopal, India	1st	High jump	2.18 m
2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, China	1st	High jump	2.18 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	5th	High jump	2.17 m
	Asian All Star Meet	New Delhi, India	4th	High jump	2.10 m

National title

• Japanese Championships
  • High jump: 2008

External links

• Hikaru Tsuchiya at World Athletics
• Hikaru Tsuchiya at Monteroza Athletics Club (in Japanese) (archived)