Hikaru Tsuchiya

Hikaru Tsuchiya (土屋 光, Tsuchiya Hikaru, born 1 February 1986 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese high jumper. He is the bronze medallist in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships and the champion at the 2009 East Asian Games.

Hikaru Tsuchiya
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born1 February 1986 (1986-02) (age 37)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2.25 m (Osaka 2009)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Hong KongHigh jump
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 SherbrookeHigh jump

Personal best
Event Height Competition Venue Date
High jump 2.25 m Osaka Grand Prix Osaka, Japan 9 May 2009

International competition
Year Competition Venue Position Event Height
Representing  Japan
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 3rd High jump 2.11 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 8th High jump 2.18 m PB
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 6th High jump 2.19 m
2007 Summer Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 7th High jump 2.15 m
2008 Asian All Star Meet Bhopal, India 1st High jump 2.18 m
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 1st High jump 2.18 m
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th High jump 2.17 m
Asian All Star Meet New Delhi, India 4th High jump 2.10 m

National title

References
  1. "Profile". Monteroza Athletics Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2020.


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