is a Japanese

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athlete specializing in the high hurdles. Born in

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to a

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lese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at

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. His personal best in the

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is 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the 2024 Olympic standard of 13.27. In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25 (+0.3 m/s). His most impressive result to date is 5th place in the final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he ran a time of 13.21. When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from

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, which became a hot topic in Japan.

International competitions

References

External links

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Rachid Muratake – Paris 2024
at JAAF *
Rachid Muratake
at the

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* 2002 births Living people Japanese male hurdlers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Sportspeople from Matsudo Athletes from Chiba Prefecture Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Japanese people of Togolese descent Asian Athletics Championships winners Juntendo University alumni {{Japan-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub