Yurina Hiraka
Japanese long jumper (born 1991)
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Yurina Hiraka (Japanese: 平加有梨奈; born June 4, 1991) is a Japanese long jumper. She has a personal best of 6.45 m (21 ft 1+3⁄4 in) for the event.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Japan | ||
| Asian Indoor Athletics Championships | ||
 | 2014 Huangzhou | Long jump |
She began competing in the event as a teenager and cleared six metres for the first time in 2009. She began to make further improvements in the 2013 season. That year she was runner-up at the Hyogo Relays then won at the Mito International with a personal best of 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in). She also won at the Nanbu Memorial in Sapporo.[1] She had her first national podium finish at the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics, placing third behind Sachiko Masumi.[2] She jumped 6.45 m (21 ft 1+3⁄4 in) to win the Japanese University title that September.[1]
She gained her first international selection at the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and won the gold medal in the long jump.[3]
