Yasuhiro Fueki

Yasuhiro Fueki (Japanese: 笛木 靖宏; born 20 December 1985) is a Japanese track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the 2013 Asian champion in the event.

Yasuhiro Fueki

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	20 December 1985 (1985-12-20) (age 38) Chiba, Japan
Alma mater	Nihon University
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 m hurdles
Club	Accel Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best	49.31 (Chōfu 2013)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2013 Pune 400 m hurdles

Born in Chiba Prefecture he attended high school in Narita. He dipped under 51 seconds for the first time in 2006, running 50.73 seconds.^[2] He reduced this to 50.07 seconds the following season and was a semi-finalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade. He also placed third at the National Sports Festival of Japan that year. He did not compete in the hurdles again until 2011, when he returned to win the 400 m hurdles title at the Japanese Corporate Athletics Championships.^[3]

Marking a return to previous form, the 26-year-old ran a personal best of 49.71 seconds in 2011. He improved again to 49.31 seconds to take second at the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics before going on to claim the gold medal at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships.^[4]

Personal best

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
400 m hurdles	49.31	Japanese Championships	Chōfu, Japan	9 June 2013

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time (s)	Notes
Representing  Japan
2007	Summer Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	11th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.02
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	400 m hurdles	49.86
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	29th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.66

References

1. "Profile". JAAF (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
2. 笛木　靖宏　Yasuhiro Fueki (in Japanese). Japanese Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
3. Yasuhiro Fueki. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
4. Desalegn lands distance double at Asian Championships. IAAF (2013-07-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-13.

External links

• Yasuhiro Fueki at World Athletics
• Yasuhiro Fueki at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Yasuhiro Fueki on Twitter