Yoshihiro Chiba
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NationalityJapanese
Born29 April 1979 (age 46)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
AlmamaterJuntendo University[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1979 (age 46) Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Juntendo University[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 300 m hurdles: 35.54 AB (2003) 400 m hurdles: 48.65 (2001) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoshihiro Chiba (千葉 佳裕, Chiba Yoshiro; born 29 April 1979 in Saitama Prefecture) is a retired Japanese hurdler who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Asian best performer in the rarely-contested 300 metres hurdles.[3]
He is currently the director of track and field club at Josai University.[4] He married Japanese hurdler Satomi Kubokura in April 2013.[5]
| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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| 300 m hurdles | 35.54 | Shiroyama Athletics Stadium Opening Memorial | Nanao, Japan | 27 July 2003 | Current AB[3] |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.65 | Kanto Region University Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 15 May 2001 | |
