Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 有希, Yamaguchi Yūki, born 22 February 1984 in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a former Japanese sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
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Born | 22 February 1984 Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | (age 40)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Tokai University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Now coaching | East Maizuru High School Track and Field Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 400 m: 45.18 (Fukuroi 2003) NJR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal best time was 45.18 seconds, achieved in the 2003 National Sports Festival of Japan in Fukuroi. This is the current Japanese junior record.[1]
Personal bests
editEvent | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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400 m | 45.18 s | Fukuroi, Japan | 29 October 2003 | Japan's 5th-fastest time |
Records
edit- 400 metres
- Current Japanese junior record holder - 45.18 s (Fukuroi, 29 October 2003)
- 4×400 m relay
- a with Kazunori Ōta, Yoshihiro Horigome, and Kenji Narisako
International competition record
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Japan | |||||
2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 47.74 |
3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.80 (relay leg: 3rd) AJR | |||
Asian Junior Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 400 m | 47.11 | |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.51 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
2003 | World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 7th | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.15 (relay leg: 1st) |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 3rd | 400 m | 46.18 | |
2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.59 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 31st (h) | 400 m | 46.16 |
4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:00.99 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 3rd | 400 m | 46.15 |
2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.20 (relay leg: 3rd) NUR | |||
Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 5th | 400 m | 46.65 | |
1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.51 (relay leg: 1st) | |||
East Asian Games | Macau, China | 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.70 (relay leg: 1st) | |
2006 | Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 400 m | 47.13 |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 40th (h) | 400 m | 46.28 |
10th (h) | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.76 (relay leg: 1st) |
References
edit- ^ JAPAN National U20 Records JAAF (2016-06-20). Retrieved on 2016-06-20.
External links
edit- Yuki Yamaguchi at World Athletics
- Yuki Yamaguchi at Olympedia
- Yūki Yamaguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Yūki Yamaguchi at JAAF (in Japanese)