Keisuke Ushiro (右代 啓祐, Ushiro Keisuke, born 24 July 1986 in Ebetsu) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | July 24, 1986 Ebetsu, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the decathlon where he finished 20th.[2] He was the flag bearer for Japan during the Parade of Nations.[3]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Japan
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| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 4th | Decathlon | 7702 pts |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 20th | Decathlon | 7639 pts |
| 2012 | Asian Indoor Championships | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5590 pts |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 20th | Decathlon | 7842 pts | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 22nd | Decathlon | 7751 pts |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | Decathlon | 8088 pts |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th | Decathlon | 7532 pts |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20th | Decathlon | 7952 pts |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 20th | Decathlon | 7498 pts |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Decathlon | 7878 pts |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Decathlon | 7872 pts |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 16th | Decathlon | 7545 pts | |
References edit
- ^ Profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links edit
- Keisuke Ushiro at World Athletics
- Keisuke Ushiro at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Keisuke Ushiro at Olympics.com
- Keisuke Ushiro at Olympedia
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