Hisashi Miyazaki (宮崎 久, Miyazaki Hisashi, born 19 March 1981 in Unzen) is a Japanese retired bobsledder and track and field sprinter.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 19 March 1981 Unzen, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokai University Graduate school[1] |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Bobsleigh, Track and field |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.28 (1997, 2002) 200 m: 20.53 (2003) |
Medal record | |
Track and field career edit
He competed internationally for Japan in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, winning a relay bronze at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics, taking a 200 m national title at the Japanese Athletics Championships, and was sixth in the relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.
Personal bests edit
| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.28 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Kurume, Japan | 29 June 1997 | ||
| 10.28 (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Mito International Meet | Mito, Japan | 6 May 2002 | ||
| 10.19 (wind: +4.5 m/s) | Mito International Meet | Mito, Japan | 6 May 2002 | Wind-assisted | |
| 200 m | 20.53 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | National Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 6 June 2003 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 38.57 (relay leg: 1st)[a] | National University Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 29 September 2001 | Former NUR[4] |
International competition edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan
| ||||||
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 39.47 (relay leg: 4th) | NJR |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 8th (sf) | 200 m | 21.07 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 38.90 (relay leg: 1st) | ||||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 21st (qf) | 200 m | 20.70 (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4×100 m relay | 39.05 (relay leg: 2nd) | ||||
National titles edit
- National Championships
- 200 m: 2002
Bobsleigh career edit
Miyazaki competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Japan. He teamed with driver Hiroshi Suzuki in the two-man event, finishing 28th, and with Suzuki, Shintaro Sato and Toshiki Kuroiwa in the four-man event, finishing 26th.[5][6]
Miyazaki made his World Cup debut in December 2013. As of April 2014, his best finish is 19th, in a four-man event in 2013-14 at Lake Placid.[2]
International competition edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Partners | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Japan
| ||||||
| 2013-14 | World Cup | Lake Placid, United States | 23rd | Two-man | Hiroshi Suzuki | 56.83 |
| 19th | Four-man | Hiroshi Suzuki Shintaro Sato Toshiki Kuroiwa |
1:51.86 (55.87 / 55.99) | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | Sochi, Russia | 26th | Two-man | Hiroshi Suzuki | 2:54.14 (57.91 / 58.21 / 58.02) |
| 24th | Four-man | Hiroshi Suzuki Shintaro Sato Toshiki Kuroiwa |
2:49.46 (56.41 / 56.42 / 56.63) | |||
National titles edit
- National Championships
- Two-man: 2013
- Four-man: 2013
Notes edit
- ^ Tokai University team, with teammates Shingo Suetsugu, Toshiyuki Fujimoto and Masayuki Okusako
References edit
- ^ "Profile". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b FIBT Profile Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hisashi Miyazaki at World Athletics
- ^ "Men's 4 × 100 metres relay national university record progression". The Inter-University Athletics Union of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hisashi Miyazaki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Hisashi Miyazaki". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
External links edit
- Hisashi Miyazaki at World Athletics
- Hisashi Miyazaki at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Hisashi Miyazaki at Olympedia
- Hisashi Miyazaki at Olympics.com
- Hisashi Miyazaki at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (English translation)
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