Kenji Yahata

Japanese hurdler

Kenji Yahata
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born4 November 1980 (1980-11-04) (age 43)
Ehime Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma materJuntendo University[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles
RetiredOctober 2014[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m hurdles: 13.58 (Kumagaya 2007)
60 m hurdles: 8.03 (Yokohama 2004)

Kenji Yahata (八幡 賢司, Yahata Kenji, born 4 November 1980 in Ehime Prefecture) is a retired Japanese hurdler who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. He competed at the 2007 World Championships.[3]

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date
110 m hurdles 13.58 (wind: +1.7 m/s) East Japan Corporate Championships Kumagaya, Japan 20 May 2007
60 m hurdles 8.03 (indoor) Japan-China Indoor Match Yokohama, Japan 21 February 2004

International competition

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time (s)
Representing  Japan
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 5th 110 m hurdles 13.86 (wind: +5.3 m/s)
World Championships Osaka, Japan 37th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.92 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 5th 110 m hurdles 13.96 (wind: -0.8 m/s)

National titles

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Monthly MAC". Monteroza Co.,ltd. Athletics Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links

  • Kenji Yahata at World Athletics
  • Kenji Yahata at JAAF (in Japanese)
  • Kenji Yahata at Monteroza Co.,ltd. Athletics Club (in Japanese) (archived)
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