Yoshihiro Chiba (千葉 佳裕, Chiba Yoshiro, born 29 April 1979 in Saitama Prefecture) is a retired Japanese hurdler who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Asian best performer in the rarely-contested 300 metres hurdles.[3]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1979 (age 45) Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Juntendo University[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 300 m hurdles: 35.54 AB (2003) 400 m hurdles: 48.65 (2001) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is currently the director of track and field club at Josai University.[4] He married Japanese hurdler Satomi Kubokura in April 2013.[5]
Personal bests
edit| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 300 m hurdles | 35.54 | Shiroyama Athletics Stadium Opening Memorial | Nanao, Japan | 27 July 2003 | Current AB[3] |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.65 | Kanto Region University Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 15 May 2001 |
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing  Japan
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| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.96 |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.00 |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 50.24 |
| 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.09 (relay leg: 3rd) | |||
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 53.22 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "July 2014 issue" (PDF). Josai University Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Josai University Track and Field Club". Josai University (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "連続五輪のハードラー久保倉里美が結婚". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External links
edit- Yoshihiro Chiba at World Athletics
- Yoshihiro Chiba at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Yoshihiro Chiba on Twitter
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