Japanese athlete (born 2003)
Hiroki Yanagita
Nationality Japanese Born (2003-07-25 ) 25 July 2003 (age 21) Sport Athletics Event Sprint Personal best(s) 100m: 10.02 (Bangkok, 2023)
Hiroki Yanagita (栁田 大輝, born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter .[ 1]
Career
He ran the anchor leg for the Japanese 4 × 100 m relay team that finished runner-up at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzow in 2021. He was also part of the Japanese relay team that competed at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon .[ 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] 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]
Personal life
He studied International Literature at Toyo University , where he was coached by Hiroyasu Tsuchie.[ 9]
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