Shigeki Toyoshima

Shigeki Toyoshima
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born5 March 1971 (1971-03-05) (age 55)
Sport
Country Japan
SportTrack and field
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.27  m (1995)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 Kuala LumpurHigh jump

Shigeki Toyoshima (born March 5, 1971) is a Japanese former high jumper. He was a bronze medallist in his event at the 1998 Asian Games, sharing the position with Malaysia's Loo Kum Zee with a jump of 2.19 m. He cleared the same height at the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships to take the silver medal. He twice competed at the IAAF World Indoor Championships (1997 and 1999).

At national level, he won once at the Japan Championships in Athletics, taking the title with a jump of 2.24 m in 1998. He also won at the National Sports Festival of Japan in 1994 with that same height.

International competitions

Representing  Japan
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1991 Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd High jump 2.19 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 28th (q) High jump 2.15 m
1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 3rd High jump 2.19 m
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan — High jump NM

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  2. ↑ Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. ↑ Shigeki Toyoshima. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ↑ Japanese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  5. ↑ Japanese National Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.