Eiki Takahashi (高橋 英輝, Takahashi Eiki, born 19 November 1992) is a male Japanese racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.[1] On 13 December 2015, he set the Asian record for the 10,000m race walk on a track.[2] In 2016, he was the #1 ranked walker in the world for 20 km.[3] As a result of his fast time in February, he was considered Japan's next great walking hope, replacing teammate world record holder Yusuke Suzuki.[4] He walked in the 2016 Olympics where he walked with the lead (chase) pack until almost 14 km when eventual winner Cai Zelin broke the race open.[5] Takahashi eventually finished 42nd.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | racewalking |
| Updated on 29 August 2015. | |
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References edit
- ^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Marcia dal Mondo - Dettaglio News - 13/12/2015 - Nagasaki (JPN): Eiki Takahashi broke Asian record on 10.000m track walk".
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk - men - senior - outdoor - 2016".
- ^ "Eiki Takahashi walks the walk, to Rio". Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Splits | the XXXI Olympic Games".
- ^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".
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