Daisuke Matsunaga
Japanese racewalker (born 1995)
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Daisuke Matsunaga (松永 大介, Matsunaga Daisuke; born 24 March 1995) is a Japanese male racewalking athlete who competes in the 20 kilometres race walk. He holds a personal best of 1:18:53 hours. He represented his nation at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the 2014 World Junior champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1995 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Men's athletics |
Event | 20 kilometres race walk |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 20 km walk: 1:18:53 (2016) |
He made his first impact at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships, taking a silver, then won the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in a championship record of 39:27.19 minutes.[2] He also took a silver in the junior race behind Gao Wenkui at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in China.[3] Moving into the senior ranks he took bronze medals at the 2015 Asian Race Walking Championships and the 2015 Summer Universiade
He started 2016 with a win at the Asian Race Walking Championships.[4] He was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed seventh in the final.
Personal bests
- 10,000 metres race walk – 39:18.04 min (2015)
- 10 kilometres race walk – 39:45 min (2014)
- 20 kilometres race walk – 1:18:53 hrs (2016)
All information from All-Athletics.[5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2nd | 10,000 m walk | 45:03.01 |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 2nd | 10 km walk (junior) | 39:45 |
| 5th | Junior team | 23 pts | |||
| World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | 10,000 m walk | 39:27.19 CR | |
| 2015 | Asian Race Walking Championships | Nomi, Japan | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:19:08 |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | 20 km walk | 1:22:06 | |
| 2016 | Asian Race Walking Championships | Nomi, Japan | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:19:01 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 20 km walk | 1:20:22 |
