Toshikazu Yamanishi
Japanese racewalker (born 1996)
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Toshikazu Yamanishi (山西 利和, Yamanishi Toshikazu; born 15 February 1996) is a Japanese race walker.[1]
NationalityJapanese
Born15 February 1996
Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Country
Japan
JapanToshikazu Yamanishi at Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 15 February 1996 Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Medal record | |
Career
Yamanishi won a gold medal in 20 kilometres race walk at the 2019 Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi,[1] with a World Leading time of 1:17.15 (2019 season).[2]
At the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships, Yamanishi won the gold medal in the 20 kilometres walk event, consecutively in 2019 and 2022.[3][4][5]
On 16 February 2025, Yamanishi won the Japanese 20 kilometres Race Walking Championships with a new world record of 1:16:10 to break the previous record of 1:16:36 set by Yusuke Suzuki in 2015.[6]
