Japan Championships in Athletics explained
The is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of international competitions.
History
In 1913, it was first held in Tokyo as by the Japan Amateur Sports Association.[1] In 1925, the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF) was organized. Since then, the competition have been organized by the JAAF.
Events
The following athletics events feature on the national championships.
- Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m
- Middle distance: 800 m, 1500 m
- Long distance: 5000 m, 10,000 m
- Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m SC
- Jumps: Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Pole vault
- Throws: Shot put, Discus throw, Hammer throw, Javelin throw
Other events
As of 2016, the following events are separate competitions for date and venue from the outdoor championships.
- Combined event: Decathlon and Heptathlon. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Combined event, it takes place in June.[2]
- Relays: 4 × 100 m relays and 4 × 400 m relays. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Relay, it takes place in October.[3]
- Marathon: The competition differ by year, is designated as a national championships.
- Race walk: 20 km and 50 km. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Kobe in February. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Wajima, Ishikawa in April.[4] [5]
- Cross country: meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Cross country, formerly known as Fukuoka International Cross Country, it takes place in Fukuoka in February.
Editions
Edition[6] !! Venue! Stadium! Date30 | | | 2–3 November 1946 |
31 | | | 4–5 October 1947 |
32 | | Yamagata Prefectural Stadium | 14–15 August 1948 |
33 | | Kashihara Koen Stadium | 27–28 August 1949 |
34 | | Kamoike Stadium | 7–8 October 1950 |
35 | | | 13–14 October, 1951 |
36 | | Gifu Prefectural Stadium | 4–5 October 1952 |
37 | | | 10–11 October 1953 |
38 | | | 24–26 September 1954 |
39 | | | 22–23 October 1955 |
40 | | | 6–7 October 1956 |
41 | | | 5–6 October 1957 |
42 | | | 11–12 October 1958 |
43 | | | 2–3 August 1959 |
44 | | | 1–3 July 1960 |
45 | | | 30 June – 2 July 1961 |
46 | | | 12–14 October 1962 |
47 | | | 12–15 October 1963 |
48 | | | 3–5 July 1964 |
49 | | | 15–17 October 1965 |
50 | | | 16–18 September 1966 |
51 | | | 22–24 September 1967 |
52 | | | 29 August – 1 September 1968 |
53 | | Ageo Stadium | 19–21 September 1969 |
54 | | | 29–31 May 1970 |
55 | | | 28–30 May 1971 |
56 | | | 2–4 June 1972 |
57 | | | 1–3 June 1973 |
58 | | | 31 May – 2 June 1974 |
59 | | | 30 May – 1 June 1975 |
60 | | | 4–6 June 1976 |
61 | | | 28–30 October 1977 |
62 | | | 28–29 October 1978 |
63 | | | 27–28 October 1979 |
64 | | | 25–26 October 1980 |
65 | | | 24–25 October 1981 |
66 | | | 11 September – 12 September 1982 |
67 | | | 1–2 October 1983 |
68 | | | 20–21 October 1984 |
69 | | | 31 May – 2 June 1985 |
70 | | | 30 May – 1 June 1986 |
71 | | | 13–14 June 1987 |
72 | | | 17–19 June 1988 |
73 | | | 17–18 June 1989 |
74 | | | 9–10 June 1990 |
75 | | | 13–16 June 1991 |
76 | | | 12–14 June 1992 |
77 | | | 11–13 June 1993 |
78 | | | 10–12 June 1994 |
79 | | | 9–11 June 1995 |
80 | | | 6–9 June 1996 |
81 | | | 2–5 October 1997 |
82 | | | 30 September – 12 October 1998 |
83 | | | 1–3 October 1999 |
84 | | | 6–8 October 2000 |
85 | | | 8–10 June 2001 |
86 | | | 7–9 June 2002 |
87 | | | 6–8 June 2003 |
88 | | | 4–6 June 2004 |
89 | | | 2–5 June 2005 |
90 | | | 30 June – 2 July 2006 |
91 | | | 29 June – 1 July 2007 |
92 | | | 26–29 June 2008 |
93 | | | 25–28 June 2009 |
94 | | | 4–6 June 2010 |
95 | | | 10–12 June 2011 |
| | | 8–10 June 2012 |
| | | 7–9 June 2013 |
98 | | | 6–8 June 2014 |
99 | | | 26–28 June 2015 |
| | | 24–26 June 2016 |
| | | 23–25 June 2017 |
| | | 22–24 June 2018 |
| | | 27–30 June 2019 |
| | | 1–3 October 2020 |
| | | 24–27 June 2021 |
| | | 6–9 June 2022 |
| | | 1–4 June 2023 |
| | | 27–30 June 2024 |
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Records
Event Men | Women |
Athlete | Record | Date | Location | Ref | Athlete | Record | Date | Location | Ref |
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100 m | Nobuharu Asahara | 10.05 (+1.4 m/s) | 2002 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | [7] | | 11.29 (0.0 m/s) | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [8] |
200 m | Shingo Suetsugu | 20.03 (+0.6 m/s) | 2003 | Yokohama | [9] | | 22.73 (+0.7 m/s) | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [10] |
400 m | Susumu Takano | 44.78 | 16 June 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [11] | Asami Tanno | 51.93 | 2005 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [12] |
800 m | José Luíz Barbosa | 1:46.21 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [13] | Miho Sugimori | 2:00.45 | 5 June 2005 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [14] |
1500 m | Mitsuhiro Okuyama | 3:38.88 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [15] | Tudorita Chidu | 4:07.77 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [16] |
5000 m | Simon Maina Munyi | 13:14.18 | 1998 | Kumamoto | [17] | Kayoko Fukushi | 15:05.07 | 2004 | Tottori | [18] |
10000 m | Aloys Nizigama | 27:26.26 | 1995 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [19] | Hitomi Niiya | 31:06.67 | 2013 | Chōfu, Tokyo | [20] |
Sprint Hurdles 110 m M / 100 m W | Shunsuke Izumiya | 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) | 4 June 2023 | Osaka | [21] | Hitomi Shimura | 13.02 (-0.6 m/s) | 2013 | Chōfu, Tokyo | [22] |
Masumi Aoki | 13.02 (-0.1 m/s) | 3 October 2020 | Niigata | [23] |
400 m hurdles | | 48.08 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [24] | Nicoleta Carutasu | 55.78 | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [25] |
3000 m steeplechase | Ryuji Miura | 8:15.99 | 26 June 2021 | Osaka | [26] | Anju Takamizawa | 9:44.22 | 25 June 2016 | Nagoya | [27] |
High jump | Naoyuki Daigo | 2.33 m | 2 July 2006 | Kobe | [28] | Megumi Sato | 1.94 m | 1988 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [29] |
Pole vault | Igor Potapovich Daichi Sawano | 5.80 m | 1990 2004 | Chiba Tottori | [30] | Tomomi Abiko | 4.40 m | 9 June 2012 | Osaka | [31] |
Long jump | Yuki Hashioka | 8.36 m (+0.6 m/s) | 27 June 2021 | Osaka | [32] | | 7.03 m | 1990 | Chiba | [33] |
Triple jump | Norifumi Yamashita | 17.15 m | 1986 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [34] | Maho Hanaoka | 14.04 m | 1999 | Shizuoka | [35] |
Shot put | Sergey Nikolayev | 19.02 m | 1990 | Chiba | [36] | | 19.40 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [37] |
Discus throw | Adewale Olukoju | 64.20 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [38] | | 59.94 m | 1991 | Shinjuku, Tokyo | [39] |
Hammer throw | Koji Murofushi | 83.29 m | 2003 | Yokohama | [40] | Masumi Aya | 66.32 m | 2011 | Kumagaya, Saitama | [41] |
Javelin throw | Ryohei Arai | 84.54 m | 24 June 2016 | Nagoya | [42] | Yuki Ebihara | 62.36 m | 2012 | Osaka | [43] |
Combined event Decathlon M / Heptathlon W | Keisuke Ushiro | 8308 pts | 31 May – 1 June 2014 | Nagano, Nagano | | Yuki Nakata | 5962 pts | 4–5 June 2004 | Tottori | [44] |
4 × 100 m R | Hosei University | 38.79 | 2015 | Yokohama | | Toho Bank | 44.37 | 2012 | Yokohama | [45] |
(Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata) | (Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe) |
4 × 400 m R | Chuo University | 3:05.02 | 2011 | Yokohama | [46] | Fukushima University | 3:34.70 | 2007 | Yokohama | [47] |
(Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka) | (Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi) |
Marathon | Atsushi Fujita | 2:06:51 | 2000 | Fukuoka | [48] | Mizuki Noguchi | 2:21:18 | 2003 | Osaka | [49] |
20 km W | Koki Ikeda | 1:16:51 | 18 February 2024 | Kobe | [50] | Nanako Fujii | 1:27:59 | 18 February 2024 | Kobe | [51] |
35 km W | Tomohiro Noda | 2:23:13 | 16 April 2023 | Wajima | [52] | Kumiko Okada | 2:44:11 | 16 April 2023 | Wajima | [53] |
50 km W | Yuki Yamazaki | 3:40.12 | 2009 | Wajima | [54] | — | — | — | — | — | |
Eligibility
As of 2020, registered athletes of Japan Association of Athletics Federations (including foreigners who are born and raised in Japan) who have Japanese nationality must fall in either of these conditions.[55]
- Winner of the previous Japan Championships in Athletics
- Broken the participation standard record A (a common standard set mainly by the tournament organizer for athletes as a standard for permitting participation and participation)
- Won the 3rd place in each category in the 2019 regional championships (excluding the Tokyo championships) and met the participation standard record B (a lower standard compared to standard record A)
See also
External links
Notes and References
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