Takafumi Suzuki (athlete)

Takafumi Suzuki (鈴木 崇文, Suzuki Takafumi, born 25 May 1987 in Fuji, Shizuoka) is a Japanese pole vaulter. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. He is the 2010 Japanese Championships champion.^[2][3] His personal best jump is 5.55 metres, achieved in April 2008 and May 2009. The former was the Japanese university record at the time.^[4]

Takafumi Suzuki

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 37) Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Tokai University[2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	5.55 m (2008, 2009)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2007 Amman Pole vault Asian Indoor Championships 2008 Doha Pole vault Asian Junior Championships 2006 Macau Pole vault

Personal bests

Event	Height	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor	5.55 m	Eastern Shizuoka Championships	Numazu, Japan	19 April 2008	Former NUR
		Shizuoka International Meet	Fukuroi, Japan	3 May 2009

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Height
Representing  Japan
2006	Asian Junior Championships	Macau, China	2nd	Pole vault	5.20 m
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	24th (qf)	Pole vault	5.00 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	Pole vault	5.10 m
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Pole vault	5.35
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	8th	Pole vault	5.25 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	30th (qf)	Pole vault	5.25 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	5th	Pole vault	5.15 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	5th	Pole vault	5.20 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	5th	Pole vault	5.20 m

National title

• Japanese Championships
  • Pole vault: 2010

References

1. "広報ふじ　平成21年10月5日　972号". Fuji City (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
2. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
4. "Men's pole vault national university record progression". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links

• Takafumi Suzuki at World Athletics
• Takafumi Suzuki at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Takafumi Suzuki at Mizuno Track Club (in Japanese) (archived)