Daisuke Watanabe (long jumper)

Daisuke Watanabe (渡辺 大輔, Watanabe Daisuke, born 29 May 1975) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

Daisuke Watanabe
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975
Tokyo, Japan[1]
Alma materNihon University
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8.12 m (Sapporo 1999)
Medal record
Asian Junior Championships
1992 New DelhiLong jump

His wife Ryoko (née Jojima) was the 1992 Asian junior champion in the 100 metres hurdles.[4] His nephew Yuki Hashioka is the former Japanese record holder in the long jump.[5][6]

He is currently the director and advisor of the track and field club at Hachioji High School.[7] He coached his nephew Yuki Hashioka from 2014 to 2017.[5]

International competition
Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure (m)
Representing  Japan
1992 Asian Junior Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Long jump 7.50
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 17th (q) Long jump 7.33 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 38th (q) Long jump 7.41 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2000 Olympics Games Sydney, Australia — (q) Long jump NM
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 25th (q) Long jump 7.37 (wind: -0.1 m/s)

National titles

References
  1. "Profile". Mizuno Athlete Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Profile". JOC (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daisuke Watanabe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "【記録と数字で楽しむアジアジュニア岐阜】35カ国から男子276人、女子161人が参加。「U20アジアNo.１」決定戦！". JAAF (in Japanese). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. "【第1回/ダイヤモンドアスリート】橋岡優輝選手インタビュー". JAAF (in Japanese). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "幅跳び橋岡優輝、一瞬の日本記録に「うれしさゼロ」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "Club Introduction". Hachioji High School Track and Field Club Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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