Yoshihide Kiryū

Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide, born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

Yoshihide Kiryu
Kiryu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
University teamToyo University
TeamNippon Life
Coached byHiroyasu Tsuchie
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.98 (2017)

200 m: 20.41 (2013)

60 m: 6.56 (2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 London4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha4×100 m relay
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2015 Nassau4×100 m relay
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Doha100 metres
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Eugene4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Eugene100 metres

Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū played football while at elementary school and became interested in track and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sport.[2] In 2011, he won the under-16 national title in the 100 metres at the National Sports Festival of Japan, with a time of 10.58 seconds.[3]

The following year, Kiryū ran in the under-18 category at the same competition and broke the world youth best for the 100 metres by bettering Tamunosiki Atorudibo's record of 10.23 seconds by two hundredths of a second on 5 October 2012. Less than a month later, on 3 November 2012, Kiryū lowered his own record to 10.19 seconds.[4]

On 29 April 2013, Kiryū (still a student at Rakunan High School in Tō-ji)[5] ran at the Oda Memorial meet and tied the World junior record of 10.01 seconds co-held by Darrel Brown and Jeffery Demps. The IAAF subsequently rejected the inclusion of the time as an official record due to the use of unapproved wind-speed measurement equipment on the track.[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kiryū won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[7]

References
  1. "Yoshihide Kiryu égale le record du monde juniors sur 100m en 10"01". Eurosport.fr (in French). 29 April 2013.
  2. 桐生祥秀（京都・洛南）陸上100㍍　驚異の記録続々　練習法は？. Koukoushishinbun. Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
  3. Yoshihide Kiryu. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
  4. Yoshihide Kiryu, le nouvel Usain Bolt? (in French)
  5. Larner, Brett (29 April 2013). High School Senior Kiryu World-Leading 10.01 to Tie 100 m Jr. WR, All-Time Japanese #2. Japan Running News. Retrieved on 2013-04-30.
  6. "IAAF denies Kiryu share of junior world record". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. Mckirdy, Andrew (20 August 2016). "Bolt completes triple-triple with Jamaica's gold in 4×100 relay; Japan makes history by taking silver". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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