Skip to main content

Japanese National Team Lineup for Doha World Championships

The final roster for Japan's team at the 2019 World Championships starting tomorrow in Doha, Qatar. Women's 10000 m national champion Rina Nabeshima (Japan Post) is a late withdrawal from the 5000 m and 10000 m with a stress fracture.

Based on entry list rankings, Japan has solid medal prospects in just four events, the men's high jump via Naoto Tobe (JAL), the men's long jump thanks to Shotaro Shiroyama (Zenrin), the men's 20 km race walk where the entire three-man squad is ranked in the top four, and the men's 4x100 m relay. Top ten placings look achievable in the women's 10000 m, women's javelin throw, women's 20 km race walk, men's 110 m hurdles, men's 4x400 m relay, and men's 50 km race walk. For the second time this year JRN will be on-site in Doha throughout the Championships.

Japanese National Team, Doha World Championships

times listed are best within qualifying window
ranking is ranking on entry list by season best

Women

Long Distance
5000 m - 28th - Nozomi Tanaka (Toyota Jidoshokki TC) - 15:15.80
5000 m - 30th - Tomoka Kimura (Shiseido) - 15:19.99
10000 m - 9th - Minami Yamanouchi (Kyocera) - 31:16.48
10000 m - 13th - Hitomi Niiya (Nike Tokyo TC) - 31:22.63

Hurdles
100 m Hurdles  - 28th - Asuka Terada (Pasona Group) - 12.97
100 m Hurdles - 38th - Ayako Kimura (Edion) - 13.11
3000 m Steeplechase - 45th - Reimi Yoshimura (Daito Bunka Univ.) - 9:49.30

Throws
Discus Throw - 31st - Nanaka Kori (Kyushu Kyoritsu Univ.) - 59.03 m
Javelin Throw - 11th - Haruka Kitaguchi (Nihon Univ.) - 64.36 m
Javelin Throw - 21st - Yuka Sato (Nikonikonori) - 62.88 m

Marathon
14th - Mizuki Tanimoto (Tenmaya) - 2:25:28
16th - Ayano Ikemitsu (Kagoshima Ginko) - 2:26:07
19th - Madoka Nakano (Noritz) - 2:27:39

Race Walks
20 km - 7th - Kumiko Okada (Bic Camera) - 1:27:41
20 km - 10th - Nanako Fujii (Edion) - 1:28:58
50 km - 13th - Masumi Fuchise (Kenso Kogyo) - 4:19:56

Men

Sprints
100 m - 13th - Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Univ. of Florida) - 9.97
100 m / 200 m - 15th / 24th - Yuki Koike (Sumitomo Denko) - 9.98 / 20.24
100 m - 18th - Yoshihide Kiryu (Nihon Seimei) - 10.01
200 m - 28th - Kirara Shiraishi (Cerespo) - 20.27
200 m - 42nd - Jun Yamashita (Tsukuba Univ.) - 20.40
400 m - 24th - Julian Walsh (Fujitsu) - 45.21

Hurdles
110 m Hurdles - 11th - Shunya Takayama (Zenrin) - 13.25
110 m Hurdles - 22nd - Shunsuke Izumiya (Juntendo Univ.) - 13.36
110 m Hurdles - 37th - Taio Kanai (Mizuno) - 13.46
400 m Hurdles - 14th - Takatoshi Abe (Yamada Denki) - 48.80
400 m Hurdles - 20th - Masaki Toyoda (Hosei Univ.) - 49.05

Jumps
Pole Vault - 24th - Masaki Ejima (Nihon Univ.) - 5.71 m
Pole Vault - 24th - Seito Yamamoto (Toyota) - 5.71 m
Pole Vault - 24th - Daichi Sawano (Fujitsu) - 5.71 m
High Jump - 1st - Naoto Tobe (JAL) - 2.35 m
High Jump - 13th - Takashi Eto (Ajinomoto) - 2.30 m
High Jump - 28th - Ryo Sato (Tonichi Insatsu) - 2.27 m
Long Jump - 2nd - Shotaro Shiroyama (Zenrin) - 8.40 m
Long Jump - 7th - Yuki Hashioka (Nihon Univ.) - 8.32 m
Long Jump - 12th - Hibiki Tsuha (Toyo Univ.) - 8.23 m

Throws
Javelin Throw - 31st - Ryohei Arai (Suzuki Hamamatsu AC) - 82.03 m

Mixed Events
Decathlon - 24th - Keisuke Ushiro (Kokushikan Club) - 7948

Relays
4x100 m Relay - 2nd
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (Univ. of Florida) - 9.97
Yuki Koike (Sumitomo Denko) - 9.98
Yoshihide Kiryu (Nihon Seimei) - 10.01
Shuhei Tada (Sumitomo Denko) - 10.12
Kirara Shiraishi (Cerespo) - 10.19
Aska Cambridge (Nike) - 10.20
Jun Yamashita (Tsukuba Univ.) - 10.43

4x400 m Relay - 9th
Julian Walsh (Fujitsu) - 45.21
Rikuya Ito (Waseda Univ.) - 45.79
Kentaro Sato (Fujitsu) - 45.91
Mitsuki Kawauchi (Kinki Univ.) - 45.96
Kota Wakabayashi (Surugadai Univ.) - 46.04
Yoshinobu Imoto (Tokai Univ.) - 46.61
Shota Iizuka (Chuo Univ.) - 20.29
Tomoya Tamura (Sumitomo Denko) - 20.67

Marathon
19th - Kohei Futaoka (Chudenko) - 2:09:15
20th - Yuki Kawauchi (Kawauchi) - 2:09:21
30th - Hiroki Yamagishi (GMO) - 2:10:14

Race Walks
20 km - 1st - Toshikazu Yamanishi (Aichi Seiko) - 1:17:15
20 km - 2nd - Koki Ikeda (Toyo Univ.) - 1:17:25
20 km - 4th - Eiki Takahashi (Fujitsu) - 1:18:00
50 km - 4th - Yusuke Suzuki (Fujitsu) - 3:39:07
50 km - 5th - Tomohiro Noda (SDF) - 3:39:47
50 km - 9th - Hayato Katsuki (SDF Academy) - 3:45:05

Mixed

Relays
Mixed 4x400 m Relay - 16th
Seika Aoyama (Osaka Seikei AC) - 53.13
Saki Takashima (Soyo H.S.) - 53.31
Nanako Matsumoto (Toho Ginko) - 53.52
Kentaro Sato (Fujitsu) - 45.91
Mitsuki Kawauchi (Kinki Univ.) - 45.96
Kota Wakabayashi (Surugadai Univ.) - 46.04
Tomoya Tamura (Sumitomo Denko) - 20.67

Buy Me A Coffee

Comments

Most-Read This Week

Federation Tells World Championships Marathoner Horibata To Go On Diet

http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/etc/news/20110307-OHT1T00258.htm translated by Brett Larner Having made the 2011 World Championships marathon team by running a PB of 2:09:25 to come in 3rd overall and as the top Japanese finisher at the Mar. 6 Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, Hiroyuki Horibata (24, Team Asahi Kasei), talked to the media at Osaka Airport on Mar. 7. Following Sunday's race Rikuren director Keisuke Sawaki , 67, told Horibata, "Let's cut things down a bit until the World Championships," directing him to go on a diet. The 189 cm Horibata weighs 72 kg [~6'3", 160 lbs]. When he joined Team Asahi Kasei in 2005 at age 18 he weighed 65 kg, and this weight is still generally listed on his profile at races and in the media. "For some reason it never changes," he said with a grin. His coach Takeshi Soh , 58, commented, "If he was hungrier for glory his world would change completely," slapping the 'heavyweight division runner...

Nagoya Asian Games Test Event Canceled After Insulation Falls From Venue Ceiling

A section of insulation material fell from the ceiling of Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, the official venue for squash competition at September's Nagoya Asian Games. There were no injuries, but the city suspended use of the arena until its safety could be guaranteed, resulting in the cancelation of the Asian Games squash test event which was scheduled to have begun on May 14. It is not yet clear whether the arena will be usable for the Asian Games as planned. According to city officials, arena staff found that the insulation material had fallen onto a work walkway 13 m above the ground on the night of May 11. The fallen material was 3.6 m long, 50 cm wide and 2.5 km thick, and was found to be waterlogged. The cause of the accident is unknown, but it is possible that it was caused by rainwater leaking in from the roof. The same insulation material is installed across the entire ceiling, and the city plans to check for the extent of the possible flooding. Asked whether the arena will be re...

Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Hakone Ekiden

The Hakone Ekiden is the world's biggest road race, 2 days of road relay action with Japan's 20 best university teams racing 10 half marathon-scale legs from central Tokyo to the mountains east of Mount Fuji and back. The level just keeps going higher and higher , hitting the point this year where there are teams with 10-runner averages of 13:33.10 for 5000 m, 27:55.98 for 10000 m, and 1:01:20 for the half marathon. It's never been better, and with great weather in the forecast it's safe to say this could be one of the best races in Hakone's 102-year history, especially on Day One. If you've seen it then you know NTV's live broadcast is the best sports broadcast in the world, with the pre-race show kicking off at 7:00 a.m. Japan time on the 2nd and 3rd and the race starting at 8:00 a.m. sharp. If you've got a VPN you should be able to watch it on TVer starting at 7:50 a.m. on the 2nd , and again at 7:50 a.m. on the 3rd . There's even a 2-hour high...