| Rachid Muratake | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Matsudo, Japan |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Country: | Japan |
| Event: | 110 m hurdles |
| Education: | Juntendo University |
is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in the high hurdles. Born in Matsudo to a Togolese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at Juntendo University.[1]
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the 2024 Olympic standard of 13.27.[2] In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25 (+0.3 m/s).[3] His most impressive result to date is 5th place in the final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he ran a time of 13.21. [4] When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which became a hot topic in Japan.[5]
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 30th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.73 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.21 |