Shigeki Toyoshima Explained

Shigeki Toyoshima
Nationality:Japanese
Sport:Track and field
Event:High jump
Pb:2.27  m (1995)

Shigeki Toyoshima (born March 5, 1971) is a Japanese former high jumper. He was a bronze medallist in his event at the 1998 Asian Games, sharing the position with Malaysia's Loo Kum Zee with a jump of 2.19 m.[1] He cleared the same height at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships to take the silver medal.[2] He twice competed at the IAAF World Indoor Championships (1997 and 1999).[3]

At national level, he won once at the Japan Championships in Athletics, taking the title with a jump of 2.24 m in 1998.[4] He also won at the National Sports Festival of Japan in 1994 with that same height.[5]

International competitions

1991Asian ChampionshipsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2ndHigh jump2.19 m
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France28th (q)High jump2.15 m
1998Asian GamesBangkok, Thailand3rdHigh jump2.19 m
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, JapanHigh jump

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships
  3. https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/shigeki-toyoshima-14206476 Shigeki Toyoshima
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/jpn.htm Japanese Championships
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/jpng.htm Japanese National Games