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Japanese pole vaulter (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
.jpg) At the 92nd Japan Athletics Championships in June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 16, 1980 Osaka | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).[1]
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.
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