is a retired Japanese hurdler. He is the former national record holder for the 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles.
He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
His personal best time is 13.43 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (Kumagaya 2008) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Valencia 2008). The latter is the former national record.
He retired after the 2012 season.
Personal bests EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes110 m hurdles13.43 +1.7East Japan Corporate ChampionshipsKumagaya, Japan20 May 200760 m hurdles7.75 IndoorWorld Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain8 March 2008Former NR
Competition record Representing 1999Asian Junior ChampionshipsSingapore – (h)110 m hurdlesDNF2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada19th (sf)110 m hurdles13.73UniversiadeBeijing, China –110 m hurdlesDQ2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka7th110 m hurdles14.542003World ChampionshipsParis, France15th (sf)110 m hurdles13.68Afro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India2nd110 m hurdles13.712004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th (h)60 m hurdles7.77Olympic GamesAthens, Greece19th (qf)110 m hurdles13.542005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (sf)110 m hurdles13.88Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea4th110 m hurdles13.902006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia19th (sf)60 m hurdles7.82Asian GamesDoha, Qatar3rd110 m hurdles13.602007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan14th (sf)110 m hurdles13.582008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain18th (sf)60 m hurdles7.85Olympic GamesBeijing, China37th (h)110 m hurdles13.96
National titles Japanese Championships 110 m hurdles: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
References
External links
Masato Naitō at JAAF