Hiroki Sasase

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]

Hiroki Sasase

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	17 August 1989 (1989-08-17) (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 Men's athletics Representing  Japan East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Pole vault

Personal bests

Event	Height	Competition	Venue	Date
Outdoor	5.51 m	Shizuoka Championships	Shizuoka, Japan	12 July 2015

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Height
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

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

External links

• Hiroki Sasase at World Athletics
• Hiroki Sasase at JAAF (in Japanese)