Daisuke Arakawa
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Born19 September 1981 (age 44)
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan[1]
AlmamaterDoshisha University
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
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| Born | 19 September 1981 (age 44) Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Doshisha University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Long jump: 8.09 (Kobe 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, Arakawa Daisuke; born 19 September 1981) is a Japanese athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He twice represented his country at World Championships, in 2007 and 2009, failing to reach the final.
His personal bests are 8.09 metres outdoors (2008) and 7.77 metres indoors (2003). He also holds the Japanese masters record (M35) with 7.33 metres outdoors (2017).[3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 15th (q) | 7.31 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 12th | 7.58 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 5th | 7.77 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 2006 | Asian Indoor Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | 2nd | 7.75 m |
| 2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 9th | 7.61 m (wind: +4.3 m/s) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 26th (q) | 7.62 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 41st (q) | 7.53 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2017 | World Masters Games (M35) | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | 7.33 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)[4] |
