is a Japanese track and field athlete specialising in the high hurdles. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships. He later also won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.00 (+1.2 m/s) set in Zagreb in 2026.
Biography Izumiya attended Buso High School in Yokohama. He began competing in the decathlon in 2016, winning the Inter-High School Sports Festival the following year. In 2017, he also began competing in the hurdles, running a time of 13.51 (-0.1 m/s) at the National Sports Festival.
In 2018, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships in the triple jump, with a mark of 15.47 metres. Later that year, he won bronze at the World U20 Championships in the 110 metres hurdles.
At the 2021 Japan Indoor Championships, he set a national record in the 60 metres hurdles with a time of 7.50 seconds, a mark later surpassed by Shusei Nomoto at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
He had set a NR in 2023 with a time of 13.04 seconds before being broken by Rachid Muratake in the Athlete Night Games in Fukui, Japan in 2025.
Izumiya represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 110 metres hurdles, reaching the semifinals with a time of 13.32.
In 2025, Izumiya finished 4th place at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the long jump with a personal best of 8.21 metres. During September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, reaching the semifinals but did not finish his race.
In 2026, Izumiya ran a personal best of 13.00 (+1.2 m/s) in Zagreb at the Hanžeković Memorial. On 28 June 2026, he finished second behind Jamal Britt at the 2026 Paris Diamond League, clocking 13.01 (+0.8 m/s).
International competitions Representing 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.382019UniversiadeNaples, Italy3rd110 m hurdles13.492021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10th (sf)110 m hurdles13.352022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States14th (sf)110 m hurdles13.422023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5th 110 m hurdles13.192024Olympic GamesParis, France9th (sf)110 m hurdles13.322025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China4thLong jump8.21 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan25th (h)110 m hurdles13.5212026World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary16th (h)110 m hurdles13.85 1Did not finish in the semifinals
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External links
Shunsuke Izumiya at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)