Daichi Sawano
Personal information | |
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Born | Osaka | September 16, 1980
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pole vault |
Daichi Sawano (澤野大地, Sawano Daichi, born 16 September 1980 in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka and raised in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese pole vaulter.
His personal best is 5.83 metres, which is the current Japanese National Record (as of 2019/01/01) achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka. Sawano is a three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2016), two-time Olympic Finalist, whose best finish was 7th at the Rio Olympics (2016).
Sawano is currently coached by the staff at the University of Japan (Nichidai) and USA Track and Field National Pole Vault Chair, Brian Yokoyama. He was formerly coached by former Japanese record holder Teruyasu Yonekura and renown Japanese pole coach Yamazaki.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Japan | ||||
2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 5.40 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 10th (q) | 5.60 m |
2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | 5.55 m |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 13th | 5.55 m | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 5.50 m |
Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 5.40 m | |
2006 | Asian Indoor Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | 1st | 5.60 m |
World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th (q) | 5.65 m | |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 5.65 m | |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 5.70 m[1] | |
Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 5.60 m | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | – (q) | NM |
2008 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 5.45 m |
World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 10th (q) | 5.65 m | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 5.55 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | 5.50 m |
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 5.45 m | |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 5.50 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 14th | 5.65 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 14th (q) | 5.40 m |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 5.55 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 5.50 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 27th (q) | 5.45 m |
References[]
- ^ Representing Asia
External links[]
- Daichi Sawano at World Athletics
- Daichi Sawano at JAAF (in Japanese)
- Daichi Sawano at the International Olympic Committee
- Daichi Sawano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Daichi Sawano on Twitter
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- 1980 births
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- Sportspeople from Osaka
- Japanese male pole vaulters
- Olympic male pole vaulters
- Olympic athletes of Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan
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