Takafumi Suzuki (athlete)

Takafumi Suzuki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born25 May 1987 (1987-05-25) (age 38)
Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan[1]
Alma materTokai University[2]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.55 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

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]

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

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. ^ a b c "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.