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Japan Championships in Athletics

Annual outdoor track and field competition

Japan Championships in Athletics

Annual outdoor track and field competition

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The Japan Championships in Athletics is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of international competitions.

History

National Olympic Stadium

In 1913, it was first held in Tokyo as by the Japan Amateur Sports Association. In 1925, the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation (JAAF) was organized. Since then, the competition have been organized by the JAAF.

Events

The following athletics events feature on the national championships.

  • Sprint: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m
  • Middle distance: 800 m, 1500 m
  • Long distance: 5000 m, 10,000 m
  • Hurdles: 100 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles, 3000 m SC
  • Jumps: Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Pole vault
  • Throws: Shot put, Discus throw, Hammer throw, Javelin throw

Other events

As of 2016, the following events are separate competitions for date and venue from the outdoor championships.

  • Combined event: Decathlon and Heptathlon. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Combined event, it takes place in June.
  • Relays: 4 × 100 m relays and 4 × 400 m relays. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Relay, it takes place in October.
  • Marathon: The competition differ by year, is designated as a national championships.
  • Race walk: 20 km and 50 km. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Kobe in February. meaning Japan Championships in Athletics 50 kilometres Race Walk, it takes place in Wajima, Ishikawa in April.
  • Cross country: meaning Japan Championships in Athletics Cross country, formerly known as Fukuoka International Cross Country, it takes place in Fukuoka in February.

Editions

VenueStadiumDate
30KyotoNishikyogoku Athletic Stadium
31Tobata, FukuokaSayagatani Stadium
32YamagataYamagata Prefectural Stadium
33Kashihara, NaraKashihara Koen Stadium
34KagoshimaKamoike Stadium
35NagoyaMizuho Athletic Stadium
36GifuGifu Prefectural Stadium
37Shinjuku, TokyoMeiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
38Shinjuku, TokyoMeiji Jingu Gaien Stadium
39KobeKobe Oji Stadium
40Sendai, MiyagiMiyagino Stadium
41KobeKobe Oji Stadium
42Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
43Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
44Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
45Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
46Omiya, SaitamaŌmiya Velodrome
47Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
48Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
49Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
50Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
51Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
52Setagaya, TokyoKomazawa Olympic Park Stadium
53Ageo, SaitamaAgeo Stadium
54Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
55Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
56Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
57Chiba, ChibaChiba Sports Center Stadium
58Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
59Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
60Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
61Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
62Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
63Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
64Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
65Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
66Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
67Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
68Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
69Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
70Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
71Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
72Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
73Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
74Chiba, ChibaChiba Sports Center Stadium
75Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
76Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
77Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
78Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
79Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
80OsakaNagai Stadium
81Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
82Kumamoto, KumamotoKumamoto Athletics Stadium
83Shizuoka, ShizuokaKusanagi Stadium
84Rifu, MiyagiMiyagi Stadium
85Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
86Kanazawa, IshikawaIshikawa Kanazawa Stadium
87YokohamaInternational Stadium Yokohama
88Tottori, TottoriTottori Athletics Stadium
89Shinjuku, TokyoNational Olympic Stadium
90KobeKobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
91OsakaNagai Stadium
92Kawasaki, KanagawaTodoroki Athletics Stadium
93HiroshimaHiroshima Big Arch
94Marugame, KagawaKagawa Marugame Stadium
95Kumagaya, SaitamaKumagaya Athletic Stadium
96OsakaNagai Stadium
97Chōfu, TokyoAjinomoto Stadium
98Fukushima, FukushimaFukushima Azuma Stadium
99Niigata, NiigataDenka Big Swan Stadium
100NagoyaMizuho Athletic Stadium
101OsakaYanmar Stadium Nagai
102FukuokaHakatanomori Athletic Stadium
103YamaguchiIshin Me-Life Stadium
104NiigataDenka Big Swan Stadium
105OsakaYanmar Stadium Nagai
106OsakaYanmar Stadium Nagai
107OsakaYanmar Stadium Nagai
108NiigataDenka Big Swan Stadium
109TokyoJapan National Stadium

Records

Eventcolspan=5Mencolspan=5WomenAthleteRecordDateLocationRef.AthleteRecordDateLocationRef.
100 mAbdul Hakim Sani Brown10.02
28 June 2019FukuokaPauline Davis11.29
1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[https://archive.today/20130218181011/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL095.HTM {{Nihongo
200 mShingo Suetsugu20.03
2003Yokohama[https://archive.today/20130218230834/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL113.HTM {{Nihongo男子 200m 決勝M 200 m Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Pauline Davis22.73
1991Shinjuku, Tokyo
400 mSusumu Takano44.7816 June 1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[https://archive.today/20130218222456/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL092.HTM {{Nihongo男子 400m 決勝M 400 m Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Asami Tanno51.932005Shinjuku, Tokyo
800 mKo Ochiai1:45.8229 June 2024NiigataRin Kubo1:59.525 July 2025Shinjuku, Tokyo
1500 mKazuto Iizawa3:36.816 July 2025Shinjuku, TokyoNozomi Tanaka4:01.4428 June 2024Niigata
5000 mTatsuhiko Ito13:13.5628 June 2024NiigataNozomi Tanaka14:59.024 July 2025Shinjuku, Tokyo
10,000 mKazuya Shiojiri27:09.8010 December 2023Shinjuku, TokyoHitomi Niiya30:20.444 December 2020Osaka
Sprint Hurdles 110 m M / 100 m WShunsuke Izumiya13.04
4 June 2023OsakaMako Fukube12.75
29 June 2024Niigata
Mako Fukube12.75
5 July 2025Shinjuku, Tokyo
400 m hurdlesKen Toyoda47.9928 June 2024NiigataNicoleta Carutasu55.781991Shinjuku, Tokyo[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL111.HTM {{Nihongo
3000 m steeplechaseRyuji Miura8:14.4711 June 2022OsakaYuno Yamanaka9:41.8426 June 2021Osaka
High jumpNaoyuki Daigo2.33 m2 July 2006Kobe[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL104.HTM {{Nihongo男子 走高跳 決勝M High jump Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Megumi Sato1.94 m1988Shinjuku, Tokyo
Pole vaultIgor Potapovich
Daichi Sawano5.80 m1990
2004Chiba
Tottori[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL061.HTM {{Nihongo男子 棒高跳 決勝M Pole vault Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Misaki Morota4.41 m28 June 2024Niigata
Long jumpYuki Hashioka8.36 m
27 June 2021OsakaLarysa Berezhna7.03 m1990Chibahttps://archive.today/20130219031705/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL062.HTM {{Nihongo
[Triple jumpNorifumi Yamashita17.15 m1986Shinjuku, Tokyo[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL103.HTM {{Nihongo男子 三段跳 決勝M Triple jump Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Mariko Morimoto14.16 m3 June 2023Osaka
Shot putSergey Nikolayev19.02 m1990Chiba[https://archive.today/20130219003544/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL106.HTM {{Nihongo男子 砲丸投 決勝M Shot put Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Zhen Wenhua19.40 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo
Discus throwAdewale Olukoju64.20 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL084.HTM {{Nihongo男子 円盤投 決勝M Discus throw Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Min Chunfeng59.94 m1991Shinjuku, Tokyo
Hammer throwKoji Murofushi83.29 m2003Yokohama[http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL064.HTM {{Nihongo男子 ハンマー投 決勝M Hammer throw Final}}] . Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.Raika Murakami66.88 m5 July 2025Shinjuku, Tokyo
Javelin throwYuta Sakiyama87.16 m5 July 2025Shinjuku, TokyoHaruka Kitaguchi63.68 mJune 2019Fukuoka
Combined event Decathlon M / Heptathlon WKeisuke Ushiro8308 pts31 May – 1 June 2014Nagano, NaganoYuki Nakata5962 pts4–5 June 2004Tottori[https://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/896/hep_result.pdf {{Nihongo
4 × 100 m RHosei University38.792015YokohamaToho Bank44.372012Yokohamahttps://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/1003/result/2_1.html {{Nihongo
([Yoshiya Nishigaki, Kazuma Ōseto, Takuto Yano, Takuya Nagata)(Mayu Sato, Asami Chiba, Sayaka Aoki, Mayumi Watanabe)
4 × 400 m RTsukuba University3:03.962023Shinjuku, TokyoFukushima University3:34.702007Yokohamahttps://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/907/2018.html {{Nihongo
([Kohei Kanno, Shinya Hayashi, Ryo Yoshikawa, Kenki Imaizumi)(Natsumi Watanabe, Asami Tanno, Sayaka Aoki, Saika Kindaichi)
MarathonAtsushi Fujita2:06:512000Fukuoka[http://www.jaaf.or.jp/jch/96/champion/index.php?g=m_marathon {{Nihongo過去の優勝者・記録National Champions and Records}}] . Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012.Mao Ichiyama2:20:292020Nagoya
20 km WToshikazu Yamanishi1:16:1016 February 2025KobeNanako Fujii1:26:3316 February 2025Kobe
35 km WMasatora Kawano2:21:4727 October 2024TakahataKumiko Okada2:44:1116 April 2023Wajima
50 km WYusuke Suzuki3:39:072019Wajima—————

Eligibility

As of 2020, registered athletes of Japan Association of Athletics Federations (including foreigners who are born and raised in Japan) who have Japanese nationality must fall in either of these conditions.

  • Winner of the previous Japan Championships in Athletics
  • Broken the participation standard record A (a common standard set mainly by the tournament organizer for athletes as a standard for permitting participation and participation)
  • Won the 3rd place in each category in the 2019 regional championships (excluding the Tokyo championships) and met the participation standard record B (a lower standard compared to standard record A)

References

References

  1. Japan Association of Athletics Federations Seventy-year History Editorial Committee, ed. (1995). {{nihongo. Seventy-year History of Japan Association of Athletics Federations. 日本陸上競技連盟七十年史. Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Renmei Nanajyunenshi. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. p. 148.
  2. [https://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/992/outline.pdf {{Nihongo. 第96回日本陸上競技選手権大会 (混成競技). 96th Japan Championships in Athletics (Combined event) - Outline] {{in lang. ja. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. [http://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/906/yoko.pdf {{Nihongo. 第95回日本陸上競技選手権大会 リレー競技大会. 95th Japan Championships in Athletics Relays - Outline] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-07-06 {{in lang). ja. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. [https://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/919/outline.pdf {{Nihongo. 第95回日本陸上競技選手権大会 男子・女子20km競歩. 95th Japan Championships in Athletics Men & Women 20 km Race Walk - Outline] {{in lang. ja. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. [https://www.jaaf.or.jp/taikai/986/outline.pdf {{Nihongo. 第96回日本陸上競技選手権大会 50km競歩. 96th Japan Championships in Athletics 50 km Race Walk - Outline] {{in lang. ja. Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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  11. [https://archive.today/20130218222456/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL092.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 400m 決勝. M 400 m Final] {{in lang. ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  12. [https://archive.today/20130218215818/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL091.HTM {{Nihongo. 女子 400m 決勝. F 400 m Final] {{in lang. ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  13. "800m Round 1 Heat 1 Results".
  14. "800m Final Results".
  15. "1500m Final Results".
  16. "1500m Final Results".
  17. "5000m Final Results".
  18. "5000m Final Results".
  19. "10000m Results".
  20. "10000m Results".
  21. (27 June 2021). "110mH泉谷駿介 今季世界2位の13秒04！ 2年ぶり日本新で世界陸上内定！／日本選手権".
  22. "100m Hurdles Semifinal Heat 1 Results".
  23. "100m Hurdles Semifinal Heat 1 Results".
  24. "400m Hurdles Final Results".
  25. [http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL111.HTM {{Nihongo. 女子 400mH 決勝. F 400 m H Final] {{webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 {{in lang). ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  26. "3000m Steeplechase Final Results".
  27. "3000m Steeplechase Final Results".
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  30. [http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL061.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 棒高跳 決勝. M Pole vault Final] {{webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 {{in lang). ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  31. "Pole Vault Results".
  32. (27 June 2021). "8.36 meters, 22-year-old Asian long jump genius won the championship and set the world's sixth highest victory over Huang Changzhou this year".
  33. [https://archive.today/20130219031705/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL062.HTM {{Nihongo. 女子 走幅跳 決勝. F Long jump Final] {{in lang. ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  34. [http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL103.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 三段跳 決勝. M Triple jump Final] {{webarchive. link. (2013-02-18 {{in lang). ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  35. "Triple Jump Results".
  36. [https://archive.today/20130219003544/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL106.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 砲丸投 決勝. M Shot put Final] {{in lang. ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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  38. [http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL084.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 円盤投 決勝. M Discus throw Final] {{webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 {{in lang). ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  39. [https://archive.today/20130219001115/http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL063.HTM {{Nihongo. 女子 円盤投 決勝. F Discus throw Final] {{in lang. ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  40. [http://www.oaaa.jp/r_12/n_s/REL064.HTM {{Nihongo. 男子 ハンマー投 決勝. M Hammer throw Final] {{webarchive. link. (2016-03-05 {{in lang). ja. Osaka Athletics Association. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  41. "Hammer Throw Results".
  42. "Javelin Throw Results".
  43. "Javelin Throw Results".
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