Eiki Takahashi

Eiki Takahashi
Personal information
Born	19 November 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	racewalking
	Updated on 29 August 2015

Eiki Takahashi (高橋英輝, Takahashi Eiki, born 19 November 1992) is a male Japanese racewalker. He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.^[1] On 13 December 2015, he set the Asian record for the 10,000m race walk on a track.^[2] In 2016, he was the #1 ranked walker in the world for 20 km.^[3] As a result of his fast time in February, he was considered Japan's next great walking hope, replacing teammate world record holder Yusuke Suzuki.^[4] He walked in the 2016 Olympics where he walked with the lead (chase) pack until almost 14 km when eventual winner Cai Zelin broke the race open.^[5] Takahashi eventually finished 42nd.^[6]

References

^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
^ "Marcia dal Mondo - Dettaglio News - 13/12/2015 - Nagasaki (JPN): Eiki Takahashi broke Asian record on 10.000m track walk".
^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk - men - senior - outdoor - 2016".
^ "Eiki Takahashi walks the walk, to Rio". Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Splits | the XXXI Olympic Games".
^ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".

External links

Eiki Takahashi at World Athletics

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[1] "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

[2] "Marcia dal Mondo - Dettaglio News - 13/12/2015 - Nagasaki (JPN): Eiki Takahashi broke Asian record on 10.000m track walk".

[3] "20 Kilometres Race Walk - men - senior - outdoor - 2016".

[4] "Eiki Takahashi walks the walk, to Rio". Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[5] "20 Kilometres Race Walk Splits | the XXXI Olympic Games".

[6] "20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".

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Personal information
Born	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Track and field
Event	racewalking
Updated on 29 August 2015

See also

References

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