Hiroki Yanagita

Hiroki Yanagita (born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter.[1]

Hiroki Yanagita
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.02 (Bangkok, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
2023 Bangkok100 m
World Relays
2021 Chorzów4×100m relay
World U20 Championships
2022 Cali 4x100m relay

Career

He ran the anchor leg for the Japanese 4x100m relay team that finished runner-up at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzow in 2021. He was also part of the Japanese relay team that competed at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[2]

He was a member of the Japanese 4x100m relay team that won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[3] He also finished sixth in the individual 100m at the championships in a time of 10.24 seconds.[4]

In July 2023, he won gold in the 100 metres at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, running a personal best time of 10.02 seconds.[5]

He reached the semi-finals of the individual 100m and was a member of the Japanese 4x100m relay team that finished fifth in the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6][7]

He ran as part of the Japanese 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]

Personal life

He studied International Literatire at Toyo University, where he was coached by Hiroyasu Tsuchie.[9]

References
  1. "Hiroki Yanagita". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. "From Oregon to Cali for some of the world's top U20s". World Athletics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. "Jamaica storms to world U20 4x100m record in Cali". World athletics. August 6, 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. "Athletics: Japan's Yanagita Hiroki wins Asian Championships men's 100m". olympics.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. "Athletics: Sani Brown, Yanagita qualify for 100m semis at worlds". kyodonews.net. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. Dennehy, Cathal (5 August 2022). "Boonson, Fahmi and Yanagita, part of the rising tide in Asian sprinting". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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