Masami Yoshida (javelin thrower)
Japanese javelin thrower
Masami Yoshida (Japanese: 吉田 雅美; 14 June 1958 – 7 March 2000) was a javelin thrower from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. He was born in Arida. He achieved his personal best (75.96 metres) on 25 August 1991 during the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Yoshida committed suicide in Tokyo in 2000.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Japan | ||||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 5th | 81.98 m |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 22nd | 74.90 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 21st | 76.90 m |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | 77.36 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd | 75.96 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 23rd | 72.88 m |
References
- ^ "Masami Yoshida". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Masami Yoshida at World Athletics
- Masami Yoshida at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
External links
- Masami Yoshida at World Athletics
- Masami Yoshida at Olympics.com
- Masami Yoshida at Olympedia
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Asian Games champions in men's javelin throw
- 1951: Haruo Nagayasu (JPN)
- 1954–1958: Muhammad Nawaz (PAK)
- 1962: Takashi Miki (JPN)
- 1966: Nashatar Singh Sidhu (MAS)
- 1970: Hisao Yamamoto (JPN)
- 1974: Toshihiro Yamada (JPN)
- 1978: Shen Maomao (CHN)
- 1982: Toshihiko Takeda (JPN)
- 1986: Kazuhiro Mizoguchi (JPN)
- 1990: Masami Yoshida (JPN)
- 1994: Zhang Lianbiao (CHN)
- 1998: Sergey Voynov (UZB)
- 2002: Li Rongxiang (CHN)
- 2006: Park Jae-myong (KOR)
- 2010: Yukifumi Murakami (JPN)
- 2014: Zhao Qinggang (CHN)
- 2018–2022: Neeraj Chopra (IND)
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