Yoshihiro Chiba

Yoshihiro Chiba (千葉 佳裕, Chiba Yoshiro, born 29 April 1979 in Saitama Prefecture) is a retired Japanese hurdler who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Asian best performer in the rarely-contested 300 metres hurdles.[3]

Yoshihiro Chiba
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) (age 44)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materJuntendo University[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
Retired2008[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)300 m hurdles: 35.54 AB (2003)
400 m hurdles: 48.65 (2001)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 Colombo4×400 m relay

He is currently the director of track and field club at Josai University.[4] He married Japanese hurdler Satomi Kubokura in April 2013.[5]

Personal bests
Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
300 m hurdles 35.54 Shiroyama Athletics Stadium Opening Memorial Nanao, Japan 27 July 2003 Current AB[3]
400 m hurdles 48.65 Kanto Region University Championships Yokohama, Japan 15 May 2001

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Japan
2000 Asian Championships Jakarta, Indonesia 5th 400 m hurdles 50.96
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.00
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 4th 400 m hurdles 50.24
3rd 4×400 m relay 3:07.09 (relay leg: 3rd)
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 8th 400 m hurdles 53.22

References
  1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. "July 2014 issue" (PDF). Josai University Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Josai University Track and Field Club". Josai University (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "連続五輪のハードラー久保倉里美が結婚". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.


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