Keisuke Ushiro

Keisuke Ushiro
Personal information
Born (1986-07-24) July 24, 1986
Ebetsu, Japan
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Decathlon
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Decathlon
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Decathlon
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hangzhou Heptathlon

Keisuke Ushiro (右代 啓祐, Ushiro Keisuke; born 24 July 1986 in Ebetsu) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

He competed for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the decathlon where he finished 20th.[2] He was the flag bearer for Japan during the Parade of Nations.[3]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 4th Decathlon 7702 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 20th Decathlon 7639 pts
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd Heptathlon 5590 pts
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 20th Decathlon 7842 pts
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd Decathlon 7751 pts
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 1st Decathlon 8088 pts
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th Decathlon 7532 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th Decathlon 7952 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th Decathlon 7498 pts
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Decathlon 7878 pts
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Decathlon 7872 pts
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th Decathlon 7545 pts

References

  1. ^ "Keisuke Ushiro". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Men's Decathlon - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2016.


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