Yoshihiro Chiba

Yoshihiro Chiba
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	29 April 1979 (age 45); Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Juntendo University
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles
Retired	2008
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	300 m hurdles: 35.54 AB (2003); 400 m hurdles: 48.65 (2001)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Japan
Asian Championships

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Yoshihiro Chiba (千葉ちば佳けい裕ひろし, 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]

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
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:07.09 (relay leg: 3rd)
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	8th	400 m hurdles	53.22

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "July 2014 issue" (PDF). Josai University Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ASIAN Continental Records (as at 31 Dec 2019)" (PDF). Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Josai University Track and Field Club". Josai University (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "連続れんぞく五輪ごりんのハードラー久保倉くぼくら里美さとみが結婚けっこん". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

External links

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[JAAF-1] "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[2] "July 2014 issue" (PDF). Josai University Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2020.

[AAA-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] "連続れんぞく五輪ごりんのハードラー久保倉くぼくら里美さとみが結婚けっこん". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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