Daisuke Watanabe (long jumper) explained

Daisuke Watanabe
Nationality:Japanese
Country:Japan
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Alma Mater:Nihon University
Birth Date:29 May 1975
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height:185cm (73inches)[2]
Weight:740NaN0
Pb:8.12 m (Sapporo 1999)

is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

His wife Ryoko (née Jojima) was the 1992 Asian junior champion in the 100 metres hurdles.[4] His nephew Yuki Hashioka is the former Japanese record holder in the long jump.[5] [6]

He is currently the director and advisor of the track and field club at Hachioji High School.[7] He coached his nephew Yuki Hashioka from 2014 to 2017.[5]

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventMeasure (m)
Representing
1992Asian Junior ChampionshipsNew Delhi, IndiaLong jump7.50
1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal (q)Long jump7.33 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain (q)Long jump7.41 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia (q)Long jump
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada (q)Long jump7.37 (wind: -0.1 m/s)

National titles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . Mizuno Athlete Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413081917/http://www.mizuno.co.jp/mtc/mtc/d_watanabe.html . 13 April 2004 . 2 November 2020 . Japanese.
  2. Web site: Profile . . 20 October 2020 . Japanese.
  3. Daisuke Watanabe . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204041146/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/daisuke-watanabe-1.html . 4 December 2016 . 20 December 2017.
  4. Web site: 【記録と数字で楽しむアジアジュニア岐阜】35カ国から男子276人、女子161人が参加。「U20アジアNo.1」決定戦! . 6 June 2018 . . 2 November 2020 . Japanese.
  5. Web site: 【第1回/ダイヤモンドアスリート】橋岡優輝選手インタビュー . 26 March 2018 . . 20 October 2020 . Japanese.
  6. News: 幅跳び橋岡優輝、一瞬の日本記録に「うれしさゼロ」 . 18 August 2019 . . 2 November 2020 . Japanese.
  7. News: Club Introduction . Hachioji High School Track and Field Club Official Website . 6 November 2020 . Japanese.