is a Japanese pole vaulter. He competed in the pole vault event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics failing to clear any height in the qualifying round all three times. His biggest success to date is the sixth place at the 2013 World Championships.
He has personal bests of 5.75 metres outdoors (Hiratsuka 2013) and 5.77 metres indoors (Reno 2016). He is a six-times Japanese national champion and two-times national indoor champion.
He is a graduate of Chukyo University.
International competitions 2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom –NM2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia2nd5.60 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6th5.75 mEast Asian GamesTianjin, China1st5.50 m2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea –NM2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China2nd5.50 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China23rd (q)5.65 m2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd5.60 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States10th5.55 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil –NMDécaNationMarseille, France2nd5.60 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom26th (q)5.30 mDécaNationAngers, France3rd5.50 m2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia1st5.70 m2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th5.51 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (q)5.60 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan25th (q)5.30 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th (q)5.65 m2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China –NM2025Asian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea7th5.42 m
References
External links
Seito Yamamoto – Tokyo 2020 at JAAF