Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀, Kiryū Yoshihide, born 15 December 1995) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
 Kiryu at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 15 December 1995 Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100 metres |
| University team | Toyo University |
| Team | Nippon Life |
| Coached by | Hiroyasu Tsuchie |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.98 (2017) 200 m: 20.41 (2013) |
Medal record | |
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
edit- ^ "Yoshihide Kiryu égale le record du monde juniors sur 100m en 10"01". Eurosport.fr (in French). 29 April 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yoshihide Kiryu. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
- ^ Yoshihide Kiryu, le nouvel Usain Bolt? (in French)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IAAF denies Kiryu share of junior world record". Japan Times. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Yoshihide Kiryū at World Athletics
- Yoshihide Kiryū at Diamond League
- Yoshihide Kiryū at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Yoshihide Kiryū at Olympics.com
- Yoshihide Kiryū at Olympedia
- Yoshihide Kiryū at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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