Japan Championships in Athletics explained

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Country:Japan
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Founded:1913
Website:JAAF Official website
Current Season: Japan Championships in Athletics

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.

Other events

As of 2016, the following events are separate competitions for date and venue from the outdoor championships.

Editions

Edition[6] !! Venue! Stadium! Date
30 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

Records

Event
Men Women
AthleteRecordDateLocationRefAthleteRecordDateLocationRef
100 mNobuharu Asahara10.05
(+1.4 m/s)
2002Kanazawa, Ishikawa[7] 11.29
(0.0 m/s)
1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[8]
200 mShingo Suetsugu20.03
(+0.6 m/s)
2003Yokohama[9] 22.73
(+0.7 m/s)
1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[10]
400 mSusumu Takano44.78 16 June 1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[11] Asami Tanno51.932005Shinjuku, Tokyo[12]
800 mJosé Luíz Barbosa1:46.211991Shinjuku, Tokyo[13] Miho Sugimori2:00.45 5 June 2005Shinjuku, Tokyo[14]
1500 mMitsuhiro Okuyama3:38.881991Shinjuku, Tokyo[15] Tudorita Chidu4:07.771991Shinjuku, Tokyo[16]
5000 mSimon Maina Munyi13:14.181998Kumamoto[17] Kayoko Fukushi15:05.072004Tottori[18]
10000 mAloys Nizigama27:26.261995Shinjuku, Tokyo[19] Hitomi Niiya31:06.672013Chōfu, Tokyo[20]
Sprint Hurdles
110 m M / 100 m W
Shunsuke Izumiya13.04
(-0.9 m/s)
4 June 2023Osaka[21] Hitomi Shimura13.02
(-0.6 m/s)
2013Chōfu, Tokyo[22]
Masumi Aoki13.02
(-0.1 m/s)
3 October 2020Niigata[23]
400 m hurdles48.081991Shinjuku, Tokyo[24] Nicoleta Carutasu55.781991Shinjuku, Tokyo[25]
3000 m steeplechaseRyuji Miura8:15.99 26 June 2021Osaka[26] Anju Takamizawa9:44.2225 June 2016Nagoya[27]
High jumpNaoyuki Daigo2.33 m 2 July 2006Kobe[28] Megumi Sato1.94 m1988Shinjuku, Tokyo[29]
Pole vaultIgor Potapovich
Daichi Sawano
5.80 m1990
2004
Chiba
Tottori
[30] Tomomi Abiko4.40 m 9 June 2012Osaka[31]
Long jumpYuki Hashioka8.36 m
(+0.6 m/s)
27 June 2021Osaka[32] 7.03 m 1990Chiba[33]
Triple jumpNorifumi Yamashita17.15 m 1986Shinjuku, Tokyo[34] Maho Hanaoka14.04 m1999Shizuoka[35]
Shot putSergey Nikolayev19.02 m1990Chiba[36] 19.40 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[37]
Discus throwAdewale Olukoju64.20 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[38] 59.94 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[39]
Hammer throwKoji Murofushi83.29 m2003Yokohama[40] Masumi Aya66.32 m2011Kumagaya, Saitama[41]
Javelin throwRyohei Arai84.54 m24 June 2016Nagoya[42] Yuki Ebihara62.36 m2012Osaka[43]
Combined event
Decathlon M / Heptathlon W
Keisuke Ushiro8308 pts 31 May – 1 June 2014Nagano, NaganoYuki Nakata5962 pts 4–5 June 2004Tottori[44]
4 × 100 m RHosei University38.792015YokohamaToho Bank44.372012Yokohama[45]
(Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata)(Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe)
4 × 400 m RChuo University3:05.022011Yokohama[46] Fukushima University3:34.702007Yokohama[47]
(Kojiro Kase, Shota Iizuka, Jun Kimura, Yushi Onizuka)(Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi)
MarathonAtsushi Fujita2:06:512000Fukuoka[48] Mizuki Noguchi2:21:182003Osaka[49]
20 km WKoki Ikeda1:16:5118 February 2024Kobe[50] Nanako Fujii1:27:5918 February 2024Kobe[51]
35 km WTomohiro Noda2:23:13 16 April 2023Wajima[52] Kumiko Okada2:44:11 16 April 2023Wajima[53]
50 km WYuki Yamazaki3:40.122009Wajima[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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  32. News: 8.36 meters, 22-year-old Asian long jump genius won the championship and set the world's sixth highest victory over Huang Changzhou this year. min.news. 27 June 2021. 13 July 2021.
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  40. http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL064.HTM
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