(born October 14, 1967) is a retired

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male

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. He competed for

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at the

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, where he was eliminated in the first heat of the quarterfinals.

International competitions

References

* 1967 births Living people Japanese male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub