Hiroki Sasase

Hiroki Sasase (笹瀬 弘樹, Sasase Hiroki, born 17 August 1989 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese pole vaulter. He finished eighth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, seventh at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.[2] He is the former national junior high school record holder (4.92 metres) and former national high school record holder (5.41 metres).[1]

Hiroki Sasase
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born17 August 1989 (1989-08-17) (age 34)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materWaseda University[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5.51 m (Fukuroi 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong KongPole vault

Personal bests

Event Height Competition Venue Date
Outdoor 5.51 m Shizuoka Championships Shizuoka, Japan 12 July 2015

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Height
Representing  Japan
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th Pole vault 4.85 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 7th Pole vault 5.10 m
2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, China 2nd Pole vault 5.30 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 11th Pole vault 5.20 m

References

  1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 October 2020.


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