Nobuharu Asahara
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Men's athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprints, Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Doshisha University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 23 September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Now coaching | Osaka Gas Track and Field Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.02 (Oslo 2001) 200 m: 20.39 (Stuttgart 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nobuharu Asahara (朝原 宣治, Asahara Nobuharu, born 21 June 1972 in
At global-level championships, he reached the semifinals five times: at the 1996 Olympics and the World Championships in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2007. He also finished twelfth in the long jump final at the
Career
Early career
Asahara started out as a
He began to establish himself as Japan's top long jumper, winning the event at the Japanese national championships for the first time in 1994, and going on to two more national titles in 1995 and 1997 (missing out to Shigeru Tagawa in 1996).[5] He completed a 100 m and long jump double at the 1997 National Sports Festival of Japan.[6]
He set three Japanese records in the 100 meters, with 10.19 seconds in 1993, 10.14 seconds in 1996 and 10.08 seconds in 1997.[7] He recorded 10.17 seconds at 35 years old in 2008.
Olympic medal and retirement
Asahara represented
On 23 September 2008, he retired from competitive athletics at the
Personal life
Nobuharu Asahara married synchronised swimmer Fumiko Okuno in 2002. They have 3 children together.[11]
Personal bests
Event | Time (sec) | Wind (m/s) | Venue | Date | Notes |
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50 metres (indoor) | 5.75 | Liévin, France | 24 February 2002 | Japan's record | |
60 metres (indoor) | 6.55 | Sindelfingen, Germany | 1 March 1997 | Japan's record | |
100 metres | 10.02 | +2.0 | Oslo, Norway | 13 July 2001 | Japan's 4th-fastest time |
100 metres (indoor) | 10.41 | Tampere, Finland | 4 February 2002 | Asian record (Asian best) | |
200 metres | 20.39 | +0.9 | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 July 1997 | |
Long jump | 8.13 m | +0.7 | Manila, Philippines | 3 December 1993 | |
Long jump (indoor) | 7.83 m | Paris, France | 7 March 1997 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Records
- 100 metres
- Former Japanese record holder - 10.08 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) (Lausanne, 2 July 1997)
- Former Japanese university record holder - 10.19 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) (Naruto, 26 October 1993)
- 4×100 m relay
- Former Asian record holder - 38.03 s (relay leg: 4th) (Osaka, 1 September 2007)[a]
- Medley relay (100m×200m×300m×400m)
- Current Japanese record holder - 1:48.27 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Yokohama, 15 September 2001)[b]
- 50 metres (Indoor)
- Current Japanese record holder - 5.75 s (Liévin, 24 February 2002)
- 60 metres (Indoor)
- Current Japanese record holder - 6.55 s (Sindelfingen, 1 March 1997)
- 100 metres (Indoor)
- Current Asian record (Asian best) holder - 10.41 s (Tampere, 4 February 2002)
- a with Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, and Shinji Takahira
- b with Shingo Kawabata, Kenji Tabata, and Jun Osakada
International competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Japan | |||||
1990 | Asian Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | Long jump | 7.49 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 40.95 (relay leg: 2nd) | |||
1993 | East Asian Games | Shanghai, China | 2nd | Long jump | 7.93 m |
Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | Long jump | 8.13 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) PB | |
1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 9th | Long jump | 7.65 m |
1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 7th | Long jump | 8.03 m (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | Long jump | 8.03 m (wind: +1.2 m/s) | |
1996 | Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.16 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
– (h) | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th) | |||
36th (q) | Long jump | 7.46 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |||
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.83 m PB |
East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 100 m | 10.04 (wind: +4.0 m/s) | |
1st | 4×100 m relay | 39.32 (relay leg: 4th) GR | |||
4th | Long jump | 7.89 m (wind: +1.6 m/s) | |||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 10.33 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
7th (sf) | 4×100 m relay | 38.31 (relay leg: 4th) AR | |||
17th (q) | Long jump | 7.88 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |||
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.60 |
2000 | Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 4×100 m relay | 38.66 (relay leg: 4th) |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 17th (sf) | 60 m | 6.72 |
East Asian Games | Osaka, Japan | 3rd | 100 m | 10.44 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |
World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.33 (wind: -1.2 m/s) | |
4th | 4×100 m relay | 38.96 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 2nd | 100 m | 10.29 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.90 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 60 m | 6.71 |
World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 10.42 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
6th | 4×100 m relay | 39.05 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
2004 | Olympics | Athens, Greece | 21st (qf) | 100 m | 10.24 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
4th | 4×100 m relay | 38.49 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th (qf) | 100 m | 10.58 (wind: -2.0 m/s) |
8th | 4×100 m relay | 38.77 (relay leg: 4th) | |||
Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 100 m | 10.57 (wind: -0.3 m/s) | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 10.36 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
5th | 4×100 m relay | 38.03 (relay leg: 4th) AR | |||
2008 | Olympics | Beijing, China | 36th (qf) | 100 m | 10.37 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.15 (relay leg: 4th) |
National Championship
He has won the individual national championship eight times.
- 5 wins in the 100 metres (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002)
- 3 wins in the long jump (1994, 1995, 1997)
References
- ^ The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the originalon 9 August 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
- ^ Asian Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-05.
- ^ East Asia Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-05.
- ^ Japanese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-05.
- ^ Japanese National Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ Lists of The Fastest White Men in History, Non-African Descent. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ "Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay". Japan Today. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- IAAF. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- Campbell-Brown, Veronica (5 June 2010). VCB impressed by Koreans - IAAF Online Diaries. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ (20 November 2014) こういうデコボコの感じでいいのかな 奥野史子さん×朝原宣治さん Retrieved 2019-10-08.
External links
- Nobuharu Asahara at World Athletics
- Nobuharu Asahara at Olympics.com
- Nobuharu Asahara at Olympedia
- Nobuharu Asahara at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Nobuharu Asahara at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)