Rikiya Saruyama (猿山 力也, Saruyama Rikiya, born 15 February 1984 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese long jumper.

Rikiya Saruyama
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born15 February 1984 (1984-02-15) (age 40)
Nagareyama, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8.05 m (Walnut, Kobe 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe Long jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tehran Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hangzhou Long jump
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Long jump

Personal bests edit

Event Measure Wind Competition Venue Date
Long jump 8.05 m +0.9 m/s Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, United States 16 April 2011
+1.2 m/s Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 10 July 2011

International competition edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure Notes
Representing   Japan
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 3rd Long jump 7.71 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 1st Long jump 7.65 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd Long jump 8.05 m (wind: +1.2 m/s) =PB
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd Long jump 7.63 m

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links edit