Yoshiro Watanabe

Yoshiro Watanabe
Watanabe at the 2016 World U20 Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born7 January 1997 (1997-01-07) (age 27)
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materJosai University
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubNiigata Albirx Running Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 46.35 (2017)

200 m hurdles: 22.55 AB (2017)

400 m hurdles: 49.43 (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian JuniorChampionships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 400 m hurdles

Yoshiro Watanabe (渡部 佳朗, Watanabe Yoshirō, born 7 January 1997, in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese hurdler. He is the 2016 Asian junior champion in the 400 metres hurdles and has a personal best of 49.43 seconds. He also holds the Asian best performance of 22.55 seconds in the 200 metres hurdles.[3] His time equaled world best performance in the event,[4][5] but his time was not ratified.[6]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
400 m 46.35 Fukushima Championships Fukushima, Japan 15 July 2017 [1][7]
200 m hurdles 22.55 (+1.4 m/s) Japanese Record Trials Itami, Japan 1 October 2017 AB[3][4]
400 m hurdles 49.43 Japanese Championships Osaka, Japan 23 June 2017

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Japan
2016 Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1st 400 m hurdles 50.86
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th 400 m hurdles 51.09
4th 4×400 m relay 3:07.02 (relay leg: 3rd)

National titles

Year Competition Venue Event Time (s)
Representing Josai University
2015 National Junior Championships Nagoya, Aichi 400 m hurdles 49.97
2017 National University Championships Fukui, Fukui 400 m hurdles 49.80

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile". Niigata Albirx Running Club (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2016 World U20 Championships Handbook - Athletes" (PDF). JAAF (in Japanese). p. 2. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2017 Japanese Record Trials and Sumitomo Electric Cup – Results" (PDF). Kansai Industrial Track and field Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "城西大学陸上競技部 渡部佳朗選手が200ｍハードルで世界タイ記録樹立". Josai University (in Japanese). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Fukushima Athletic Championships − Results". Japan Association of Athletics Federation Fukushima (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.


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