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.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 25 July 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.00 (Fukui, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Biography
editHe ran the anchor leg for the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that finished runner-up at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzów in 2021. He was also part of the Japanese relay team that competed at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States.[2]
He was a member of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[3] He also finished sixth in the individual 100m at the championships in a time of 10.24 seconds.[4]
In July 2023, he won gold in the 100 metres at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, running a personal best time of 10.02 seconds.[5]
He reached the semi-finals of the individual 100m and was a member of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that finished fifth in the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6][7]
He ran as part of the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] He competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
In May 2025, he won the 100 metres at the Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo in 10.06 seconds to finish ahead of Americans Christian Miller and Christian Coleman.[10] That month, he won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.[11] In July 2025, he won the bronze medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, in the 100 metres.[12] In August, he lowered his 100m personal best to 10.00 seconds at the Athlete Night Games in Fukui.[13]
In September 2025, he competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, as the Japanese team placed sixth.[14]
In May, he ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana.[15]
Personal life
editHe studied International Literature at Toyo University, where he was coached by Hiroyasu Tsuchie.[16]
References
edit- ↑ "Hiroki Yanagita". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "From Oregon to Cali for some of the world's top U20s". World Athletics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Jamaica storms to world U20 4x100m record in Cali". World athletics. August 6, 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics: Japan's Yanagita Hiroki wins Asian Championships men's 100m". olympics.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics: Sani Brown, Yanagita qualify for 100m semis at worlds". kyodonews.net. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Olympic 100m silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson beaten in Tokyo season-opener". Straits Times. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Lightning performances amid thunderstorms at Asian Championships in Gumi". World Athletics. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "S. African sprinter Walaza crowned in 100m, USA claims 4 more swimming golds at Universiade". News.cn. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Muratake sets 12.92 Japanese 110m hurdles record in Fukui". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (5 August 2022). "Boonson, Fahmi and Yanagita, part of the rising tide in Asian sprinting". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
External links
edit- Hiroki Yanagita at World Athletics
- Hiroki Yanagita at JAAF (in Japanese) (in English)
- Hiroki Yanagita at Olympics.com
- Hiroki Yanagita at Olympedia
- Hiroki Yanagita at InterSportStats
- Hiroki Yanagita at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Hiroki Yanagita at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Hiroki Yanagita on Instagram
