Masashi Eriguchi

Masashi Eriguchi (江里口 匡史, Eriguchi Masashi, born 17 December 1988) is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

Masashi Eriguchi

Eriguchi at the 2010 Japan Championship
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	17 December 1988 (1988-12-17) (age 31) Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres
University team	Waseda University
Club	Osaka Gas Track & Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.07 (Hiroshima 2009) 200 m: 20.80 (Fukuroi 2012) 60 m: 6.73 (Hangzhou 2014)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Championships 2009 Guangzhou 4×100 m relay 2011 Kobe 4×100 m relay 2011 Kobe 100 m Universiade 2009 Belgrade 100 m

He won the bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade and a gold medal in relay at the 2009 Asian Championships. At the 2009 World Championships he finished fourth in the relay. He also competed in the 100 metres. He reached the semi-final at the 2010 World Indoor Championships.[1]

His personal best times are 6.75 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha; 10.07 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Hiroshima; and 20.88 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Ōita.[1]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
100 m	10.07 s	+1.9 m/s	Hiroshima, Japan	28 June 2009	Japan's 7th-fastest time
200 m	20.80 s	+1.0 m/s	Fukuroi, Japan	03 MAY 2012
Indoor
60 m	6.73 s		Hangzhou, China	15 February 2014

Records

• 4 × 200 m relay
  • Former Japanese and Japanese university record holder - 1:22.67 s (relay leg: 1st) (Yokohama, 27 September 2008)^[a]

^a with Yukio Yanai, Hiroshi Kihara, and Shintarō Kimura

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	4th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.98 (relay leg: 4th)[2]
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	3rd	100 m	10.33 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			– (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ (relay leg: 1st)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	36th (qf)	100 m	10.45 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.30 (relay leg: 1st)
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	21st (h)	100 m	10.82 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.01 (relay leg: 1st)
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	21st (sf)	60 m	6.77
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	15th (sf)	100 m	10.56 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	47.14 (relay leg: 1st)
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	2nd	100 m	10.28 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.18 (relay leg: 2nd)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	31st (h)	100 m	10.30 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.35 (relay leg: 2nd)
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	4th	60 m	6.73
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	9th (h)	4 × 200 m relay	1:23.87 (relay leg: 2nd)

National Championship

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2007	Japan Championships	Osaka, Osaka	5th	100 m	10.53 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2008	Japan Championships	Kawasaki, Kanagawa	7th	100 m	10.61 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
		Yokohama, Kanagawa	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.97 (relay leg: 1st)[3] GR
2009	Japan Championships	Hiroshima, Hiroshima	1st	100 m	10.14 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
2010	Japan Championships	Marugame, Kagawa, Kagawa	1st	100 m	10.26 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2011	Japan Championships	Kumagaya, Saitama	1st	100 m	10.38 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2012	Japan Championships	Osaka, Osaka	1st	100 m	10.29 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2013	Japan Championships	Chōfu, Tokyo	9th (h)	100 m	10.42 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
2014	Japan Championships	Fukushima, Fukushima	6th	100 m	10.37 (wind: +0.6 m/s)

References

1. Masashi Eriguchi at World Athletics
2. Competed only in the heat
3. Representing Waseda University

External links

• Masashi Eriguchi at World Athletics
• Masashi Eriguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Masashi Eriguchi profile at JAAF (in Japanese)
• Masashi Eriguchi at the International Olympic Committee
• Masashi Eriguchi on Twitter