Ryohei Arai (javelin thrower)
Japanese javelin thrower (born 1991)
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Born | (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 (age 33) Saitama Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Kokushikan University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Suzuki Hamatsu AC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yoshinari Kuriyama | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ryōhei Arai (新井涼平, Arai Ryōhei, born 23 June 1991) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships finishing ninth. In addition, he won the silver at the 2014 Asian Games.
His personal best in the event is 86.83 metres set in Isahaya in 2014.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 8th | Javelin throw | 75.53 m |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | Javelin throw | 84.42 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | Javelin throw | 83.07 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th | Javelin throw | 79.47 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Javelin throw | 77.38 m |
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 7th | Javelin throw | 75.24 m |
2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Javelin throw | 81.93 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (q) | Javelin throw | 81.71 m | |
2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th | Javelin throw | 72.43 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2011 – 78.21
- 2012 – 78.00
- 2013 – 78.19
- 2014 – 86.83
- 2015 – 84.66
- 2016 – 84.54
- 2017 – 82.13
- 2018 – 80.83
- 2019 – 82.03
References
- ^ 2013 WSG profile
- ^ 2014 AG profile Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ryohei Arai at World Athletics
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Japan Championships in Athletics men's javelin throw champions
- 1915: Shinpei Higashiguchi
- 1916: Not held
- 1917–18: Kenkichi Saito
- 1919: Hiroshi Masuda
- 1920: Tadaomi Nimura
- 1921: Hiroshi Masuda
- 1922–23: Seiichi Ueda
- 1924: Not held
- 1925–27: Takeshi Ozaki
- 1928–29: Kosaku Sumiyoshi
- 1930: Kintaro Ito
- 1931–32: Kosaku Sumiyoshi
- 1933–35: Saburo Nagao
- 1936: Suzuki Gensaburo
- 1937–38: Masayuki Asakura
- 1939–40: Noboru Sugita
- 1941: Not held
- 1942: Noboru Ueno
- 1943–45: Not held
- 1946–48: Masashi Irino
- 1949: Gensaburo Suzuki
- 1950–52: Haruo Nagayasu
- 1953–55: Katsushige Watanabe
- 1956: Takashi Miki
- 1957: Rikuichi Shida
- 1958: Takashi Miki
- 1959: Rikuichi Shida
- 1960: Shigeru Shirai
- 1961–62: Takashi Miki
- 1963:
Jānis Lūsis
- 1964–65: Takashi Miki
- 1966: Yumio Miyoshi
- 1967: Hisao Yamamoto
- 1968: Takashi Miki
- 1969–72: Hisao Yamamoto
- 1973–74: Mr. Onda
- 1975–77: Toshihiro Yamada
- 1978: Haruhiko Maki
- 1979: Kokita Kosao
- 1980: Toshihiko Takeda
- 1981: Masami Yoshida
- 1982: Yoshiya Kuriyama
- 1983–84: Masami Yoshida
- 1985: Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
- 1986: Masanori Amano
- 1987–89: Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
- 1990:
Dmitriy Polyunik (URS)
- 1991:
Patrik Bodén (SWE)
- 1992: Masami Yoshida
- 1993: Takahiro Yamada
- 1994–96: Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
- 1997: Toru Ue
- 1998: Toru Ue
- 1999: Mikio Tamura
- 2000–11: Yukifumi Murakami
- 2012: Genki Dean
- 2013: Yukifumi Murakami
- 2014–20: Ryohei Arai
- 2021: Takuto Kominami
- 2022-23: Genki Dean
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