Yuki Yamaguchi

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.

For the basketball player born in 1986, see fr:Yuki Yamaguchi (basket-ball).

Yūki Yamaguchi
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born22 February 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 36)
Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 m
University teamTokai University
Retired2012
Now coachingEast Maizuru High School Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.18 (Fukuroi 2003) NJR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
2005 Incheon4×400 m relay
2003 Manila4×400 m relay
2003 Manila400 m
East Asian Games
2005 Macau4×400 m relay
Universiade
2005 İzmir4×400 m relay
2005 İzmir400 m

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
Event Time Venue Date Notes
400 m 45.18 s Fukuroi, Japan 29 October 2003 Japan's 5th-fastest time

Records
  • 400 metres
    • Current Japanese junior record holder - 45.18 s (Fukuroi, 29 October 2003)
  • 4×400 m relay
    • Current Japanese university record holder - 3:03.20 s (relay leg: 3rd) (İzmir, 20 August 2005)[a]
a with Kazunori Ōta, Yoshihiro Horigome, and Kenji Narisako

International competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 Izmir, 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
  1. JAPAN National U20 Records JAAF (2016-06-20). Retrieved on 2016-06-20.


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