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Takafumi Suzuki (athlete)

Takafumi Suzuki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 37)
Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan[1]
Alma materTokai University[2]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.55 m (2008, 2009)

Takafumi Suzuki (鈴木 崇文, Suzuki Takafumi, born 25 May 1987 in Fuji, Shizuoka) is a Japanese pole vaulter. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. He is the 2010 Japanese Championships champion.[2][3] His personal best jump is 5.55 metres, achieved in April 2008 and May 2009. The former was the Japanese university record at the time.[4]

Personal bests

Event Height Competition Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 5.55 m Eastern Shizuoka Championships Numazu, Japan 19 April 2008 Former NUR
Shizuoka International Meet Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2009

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Height
Representing  Japan
2006 Asian Junior Championships Macau, China 2nd Pole vault 5.20 m
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 24th (qf) Pole vault 5.00 m
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd Pole vault 5.10 m
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Pole vault 5.35
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 8th Pole vault 5.25 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 30th (qf) Pole vault 5.25 m
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th Pole vault 5.15 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 5th Pole vault 5.20 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 5th Pole vault 5.20 m

National title

References

  1. ^ "広報ふじ 平成21年10月5日 972号". Fuji City (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's pole vault national university record progression". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 October 2020.