Hiroki Sasase
Japanese pole vaulter (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hiroki Sasase (笹瀬 弘樹, Sasase Hiroki, born 17 August 1989 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese pole vaulter. He finished eighth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, seventh at the 2008 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.[2] He is the former national junior high school record holder (4.92 metres) and former national high school record holder (5.41 metres).[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1989 (age 35) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Waseda University[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 5.51 m (Fukuroi 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests
| Event | Height | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | 5.51 m | Shizuoka Championships | Shizuoka, Japan | 12 July 2015 |
International competition
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Height | |
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Representing  Japan | ||||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 8th | Pole vault | 4.85 m | |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | Pole vault | 5.10 m | |
| 2009 | East Asian Games | Hong Kong, China | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.30 m | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 11th | Pole vault | 5.20 m | |
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