Naoyuki Daigo

Naoyuki Daigo

Personal information
Born	18 January 1981 (1981-01-18) (age 43) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Tokai University
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	High jump
Retired	2013[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.33 m (Kobe 2006)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Games 2006 Doha High jump Asian Championships 2005 Incheon High jump 2003 Manila High jump Asian Indoor Championships 2006 Pattaya High jump East Asian Games 2005 Macau High jump Asian Junior Championships 1999 Singapore High jump 1997 Bangkok High jump

Naoyuki Daigo (醍醐 直幸, Daigo Naoyuki, born 18 January 1981 in Tokyo) is a retired male high jumper from Japan. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Kobe. This was the Japanese record until February 2019, when Naoto Tobe broke it by two centimetres.^[2]

Personal bests

Event	Height	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor	2.33 m	Japanese Championships	Kobe, Japan	2 July 2006	Former NR
Indoor	2.28 m	Yokohama Indoor Open	Yokohama, Japan	19 February 2006	Former NIR

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Japan
1997	Asian Junior Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	2.19 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	7th	2.15 m
1999	Asian Junior Championships	Singapore	1st	2.21 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	3rd	2.19 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd (q)	2.20 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	2.23 m
	East Asian Games	Macau	2nd	2.23 m
2006	Asian Indoor Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	1st	2.17 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	2.23 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (q)	2.19 m
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	2.14 m
	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	17th (q)	2.15 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	36th (q)	2.15 m
2009	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	22nd (q)	2.20 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	6th	2.15 m

National titles

• Japanese Championships
  • High jump: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in athletics

References

1. "醍醐直幸「つなぎの役は果たせた」／国体". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
2. "走高跳で戸邉直人選手が日本新＆世界室内ツアー優勝！！". JAAF (in Japanese). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

External links

• Naoyuki Daigo at World Athletics
• Naoyuki Daigo at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Naoyuki Daigo at Fujitsu Track & Field Team (in Japanese) (archived)
• Naoyuki Daigo at TBS (in Japanese) (archived)