Wataru Yazawa
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Yazawa at the 2014 DécaNation (left) | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 Japan | ||||||||||||
| Born |
2 July 1991 (age 25) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||
| University team | Hosei University | ||||||||||||
| Club | Descente Track Club | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
60 m hurdles: 7.86 (Osaka 2015) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wataru Yazawa (矢澤 航 Yazawa Wataru, born 2 July 1991 in Yokohama) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the Bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Pune at the 110 m hurdles.[1] His personal best is 13.47 seconds, set in Tottori on 5 June 2016.
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Wind | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m hurdles (Indoor) | 7.86 s | Osaka, Japan | 7 February 2015 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.47 s | +1.4 m/s | Tottori, Japan | 5 June 2016 | Japan's 3rd-fastest time |
Records
- 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
- Current Japan's junior high school record holder - 13.84 s (+0.6 m/s) (Marugame, 21 August 2006)
- 110 m hurdles (99.1 cm)
- Current Japan's youth best holder - 13.67 s (-1.0 m/s) (Bydgoszcz, 12 July 2008)
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99.1 cm) | 13.67 (wind: -1.0 m/s) NYB |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 7th | 110 m hurdles (99.1 cm) | 13.88 (wind: -2.4 m/s) |
| 2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 9th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.21 (wind: -2.1 m/s) |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 13rd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.88 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| East Asian Games | Tianjin, China | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.73 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 2014 | DécaNation | Paris, France | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 32nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.88 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2016 | DécaNation | Marseille, France | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
National Championship
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Japan Championships | Yokohama, Kanagawa | – (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th)[2] |
| 2011 | Japan Championships | Kumagaya, Saitama | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.86 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.89 (relay leg: 1st)[2] | ||
| 2012 | Japan Championships | Osaka, Osaka | – (f) | 110 m hurdles | DQ[3] |
| 2013 | Japan Championships | Chōfu, Tokyo | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.59 (wind: +1.3 m/s) PB |
| 2014 | Japan Championships | Fukushima, Fukushima | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.59 (wind: +0.4 m/s) =PB |
| 2015 | Japan Championships | Niigata, Niigata | 9th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.02 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| 2016 | Japan Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 (wind: +2.4 m/s) |
References
- ↑ Asian Athletics Championships: India slip to 6th. Rediff.com (2013-07-05). Retrieved on 2016-06-22.
- 1 2 Representing Hosei University
- ↑ 2nd (sf) / 13.75 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
External links
- Wataru Yazawa profile at IAAF
- Wataru Yazawa profile at JAAF (Japanese)
- Wataru Yazawa on Twitter
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