Shunya Takayama
 Shunya Takayama in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1994 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
| Club | Zenrin |
Shunya Takayama (高山 峻野, Takayama Shun'ya, born 3 September 1994) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without advancing from the first round. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles was 13.25 seconds (+1.1 m/s), former National record and the current second best record in Japan, set in Fukui in 2019.[3], he improved it at 13.10 s (+0.6), in Hiratsuka on 6 August 2022.
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
| |||||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 29th (h) | 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 14.06 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.59 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 17th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 35th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.98 |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.29 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 13th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.34 | |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 | |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Shunya Takayama at World Athletics
- Shunya Takayama at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Shunya Takayama at Olympedia
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