Yasuhiro Fueki Explained

Yasuhiro Fueki
Sport:Track and field
Event:400 m hurdles
Club:Accel Track Club
Alma Mater:Nihon University
Birth Place:Chiba, Japan
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)[1]
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Pb:49.31 (Chōfu 2013)

Yasuhiro Fueki (Japanese: 笛木 靖宏; born 20 December 1985) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the 2013 Asian champion in the event.

Born in Chiba Prefecture he attended high school in Narita. He dipped under 51 seconds for the first time in 2006, running 50.73 seconds.[2] He reduced this to 50.07 seconds the following season and was a semi-finalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade. He also placed third at the National Sports Festival of Japan that year. He did not compete in the hurdles again until 2011, when he returned to win the 400 m hurdles title at the Japanese Corporate Athletics Championships.[3]

Marking a return to previous form, the 26-year-old ran a personal best of 49.71 seconds in 2011. He improved again to 49.31 seconds to take second at the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics before going on to claim the gold medal at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.[4]

International competition

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime (s)Notes
Representing
2007Summer UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand11th (sf)400 m hurdles51.02
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India1st400 m hurdles49.86
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia29th (h)400 m hurdles50.66

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. JAAF. 17 October 2020. Japanese.
  2. http://www.jaaf.or.jp/fan/player/men208.html 笛木 靖宏 Yasuhiro Fueki
  3. http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=57538&Season=2007&Odd=0 Yasuhiro Fueki
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/desalegn-lands-distance-double-at-asian-champ Desalegn lands distance double at Asian Championships