 Kiryu at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (age 29) Hikone, Shiga Prefecture,Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100 metres |
| University team | Toyo University |
| Team | Nippon Life |
| Coached by | Hiroyasu Tsuchie |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbests | |
Medal record | |
Yoshihide Kiryū (桐生 祥秀,Kiryū Yoshihide, born 15 December 1995) is a Japanesesprinter who specializes in the100 metres.
Born inHikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kiryū playedfootball while at elementary school and became interested intrack and field at junior high school, as his brother took part in the sport.[2] In 2011, he won the under-16 national title in the 100 metres at theNational Sports Festival of Japan, with a time of 10.58 seconds.[3]
The following year, Kiryū ran in the under-18 category at the same competition and broke theworld youth best for the 100 metres by betteringTamunosiki Atorudibo's record of 10.23 seconds by two hundredths of a second on 5 October 2012. Less than a month later, on 3 November 2012, Kiryū lowered his own record to 10.19 seconds.[4]
On 29 April 2013, Kiryū (still a student at Rakunan High School inTō-ji)[5] ran at theOda Memorial meet and tied theWorld junior record of 10.01 seconds co-held byDarrel Brown andJeffery Demps. TheIAAF subsequently rejected the inclusion of the time as an official record due to the use of unapproved wind-speed measurement equipment on the track.[6]
At the2016 Summer Olympics, Kiryū won a silver medal in the4 × 100 metres relay.[7]
Media related toYoshihide Kiryū at Wikimedia Commons
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by | Boys' World Youth Best Holder,100 metres 5 October 2012 – 31 March 2017 | Succeeded by |
