Japanese hurdler (born 1991)
Wataru Yazawa (矢澤 航, Yazawa Wataru, born 2 July 1991 in Yokohama) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the Bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Pune at the 110 m hurdles.[1] His personal best is 13.47 seconds, set in Tottori on 5 June 2016.
Personal bests
Event
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Time
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Wind
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Venue
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Date
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Notes
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60 m hurdles (Indoor)
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7.86 s
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Osaka, Japan
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7 February 2015
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110 m hurdles
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13.47 s
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+1.4 m/s
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Tottori, Japan
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5 June 2016
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Japan's 5th-fastest time
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Records
- 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
- Current Japan's junior high school record holder - 13.84 s (+0.6 m/s) (Marugame, 21 August 2006)
- 110 m hurdles (99.1 cm)
- Former Japan's youth best holder - 13.67 s (-1.0 m/s) (Bydgoszcz, 12 July 2008)
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Japan
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2008
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World Junior Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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8th (sf)
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110 m hurdles (99.1 cm)
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13.67 (wind: -1.0 m/s) NYB
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2010
|
World Junior Championships
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Moncton, Canada
|
7th
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110 m hurdles (99.1 cm)
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13.88 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
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2011
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Asian Championships
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Kobe, Japan
|
9th (h)
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110 m hurdles
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14.21 (wind: -2.1 m/s)
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Universiade
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Shenzhen, China
|
13th (sf)
|
110 m hurdles
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13.97 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
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2013
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Asian Championships
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Pune, India
|
3rd
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110 m hurdles
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13.88 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
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East Asian Games
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Tianjin, China
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4th
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110 m hurdles
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13.73 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
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2014
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DécaNation
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Paris, France
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3rd
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110 m hurdles
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13.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
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2016
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Olympics
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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32nd (h)
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110 m hurdles
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13.88 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
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DécaNation
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Marseille, France
|
2nd
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110 m hurdles
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13.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
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2017
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Asian Championships
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Bhubaneswar, India
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8th
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110 m hurdles
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14.07 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
|
National Championship
References
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