Yūki Yamaguchi
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born22 February 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 39)
Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 m
University teamTokai University
Retired2012
Now coachingEast Maizuru High School Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 45.18 (Fukuroi 2003) NJR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Incheon4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2003 Manila4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2003 Manila400 m
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Macau4×400 m relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2005 İzmir4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2005 İzmir400 m

Yuki Yamaguchi (山口 有希, Yamaguchi Yūki, born 22 February 1984 in Maizuru, Kyoto) is a former Japanese sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.

His personal best time was 45.18 seconds, achieved in the 2003 National Sports Festival of Japan in Fukuroi. This is the current Japanese junior record.[1]

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date Notes
400 m 45.18 s Fukuroi, Japan 29 October 2003 Japan's 5th-fastest time

Records

  • 400 metres
    • Current Japanese junior record holder - 45.18 s (Fukuroi, 29 October 2003)
  • 4×400 m relay
    • Current Japanese university record holder - 3:03.20 s (relay leg: 3rd) (İzmir, 20 August 2005)[a]
a with Kazunori Ōta, Yoshihiro Horigome, and Kenji Narisako

International competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 23rd (h) 400 m 47.74
3rd 4×400 m relay 3:05.80 (relay leg: 3rd) AJR
Asian Junior Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st 400 m 47.11
1st 4×400 m relay 3:07.51 (relay leg: 2nd)
2003 World Championships Saint-Denis, France 7th 4×400 m relay 3:03.15 (relay leg: 1st)
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 3rd 400 m 46.18
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:03.59 (relay leg: 1st)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 31st (h) 400 m 46.16
4th 4×400 m relay 3:00.99 (relay leg: 1st)
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 3rd 400 m 46.15
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:03.20 (relay leg: 3rd) NUR
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 5th 400 m 46.65
1st 4×400 m relay 3:03.51 (relay leg: 1st)
East Asian Games Macau, China 1st 4×400 m relay 3:07.70 (relay leg: 1st)
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 6th 400 m 47.13
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 40th (h) 400 m 46.28
10th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:02.76 (relay leg: 1st)

References

  1. ↑ JAPAN National U20 Records JAAF (2016-06-20). Retrieved on 2016-06-20.


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