Norifumi Yamashita

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	10 September 1962 (1962-09-10) (age 62) Mie Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tsukuba
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	Outdoor: 17.15 m (1986) Indoor: 16.70 m (1992)
Medal record Men'sathletics Representing Japan Asian Games 1986 Seoul Triple jump

Norifumi Yamashita (山下 訓史,Yamashita Norifumi) (born 10 September 1962) is a retiredJapanesetriple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo.

His children are also track and field athletes.^[1] His oldest sonKohei Yamashita is also triple jumper and competed at the2016 Olympic Games.^[2] His second sonJun Yamashita is a sprinter and competed at the2019 World Championships.^[3] His daughter Toko Yamashita is also triple jumper and finished seventh at the 2020Japanese Championships.^[4]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	7th	Triple jump	16.62 m
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	7th	Triple jump	16.68 m
	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	Triple jump	17.01 m
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	6th	Triple jump	16.52 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	12th	Triple jump	15.62 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Triple jump	16.26 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	30th (q)	Triple jump	15.97 m

• Japanese Championships
  • Triple jump: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996

• Norifumi Yamashita atWorld Athletics
• Norifumi Yamashita atOlympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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