Daisuke Arakawa
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| Born | 19 September 1981 (age 42) Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Doshisha University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Long jump: 8.09 (Kobe 2008) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, Arakawa Daisuke, born 19 September 1981) is Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He twice represented his country at World Championships, in 2007 and 2009, failing to reach the final.
His personal bests are 8.09 metres outdoors (2008) and 7.77 metres indoors (2003). He also holds the Japanese masters record (M35) with 7.33 metres outdoors (2017).[3]
Competition record[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing Japan
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| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 15th (q) | 7.31 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 12th | 7.58 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 5th | 7.77 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 2006 | Asian Indoor Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | 2nd | 7.75 m |
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 9th | 7.61 m (wind: +4.3 m/s) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 26th (q) | 7.62 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 41st (q) | 7.53 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2017 | World Masters Games (M35) | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | 7.33 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)[4] |
National titles[edit]
- Japanese Championships
- Long jump: 2007, 2009, 2012
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Daisuke Arakawa at World Athletics
- ^ "Japanese Record - Men's" (PDF). Japan Masters Athletics (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Athletics-all-results" (PDF). World Masters Games. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links[edit]
- Daisuke Arakawa at World Athletics
- Daisuke Arakawa at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Daisuke Arakawa at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)
- Daisuke Arakawa on Twitter
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