Daichi Sawano (澤野大地, Sawano Daichi, born 16 September 1980 in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka and raised in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese pole vaulter.
![]() At the 92nd Japan Athletics Championships in June 2008 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Osaka | September 16, 1980
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
His personal best is 5.83 metres, which is the current Japanese National Record (as of 2019/01/01) achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka. Sawano is a three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2016), two-time Olympic Finalist, whose best finish was 7th at the Rio Olympics (2016).[1]
Sawano is currently coached by the staff at the University of Japan (Nichidai) and USA Track and Field National Pole Vault Chair, Brian Yokoyama. He was formerly coached by former Japanese record holder Teruyasu Yonekura and renown Japanese pole coach Yamazaki.
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daichi Sawano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Representing Asia
External links
edit- Daichi Sawano at World Athletics
- Daichi Sawano at Diamond League
- Daichi Sawano at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (in Japanese)
- Daichi Sawano at Olympics.com
- Daichi Sawano at Olympedia
- Daichi Sawano on X
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