Daichi Sawano

Daichi Sawano

File:Flickr - tpower1978 - Japan Athletics Championships (2).jpg At the 92nd Japan Athletics Championships in June 2008
Personal information
Born	(1980-09-16) September 16, 1980 Osaka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault

Daichi Sawano (澤野大地, Sawano Daichi, born 16 September 1980 in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka and raised in Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese pole vaulter.

His personal best is 5.83 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Japan
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	5.40 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th (q)	5.60 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	14th (q)	5.55 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	13th	5.55 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	5.50 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	1st	5.40 m
2006	Asian Indoor Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	1st	5.60 m
	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th (q)	5.65 m
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	5.65 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	2nd	5.70 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	1st	5.60 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	– (q)	NM
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	5.45 m
	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	10th (q)	5.65 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	16th (q)	5.55 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th	5.50 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	3rd	5.45 m
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	1st	5.50 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	14th	5.65 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th (q)	5.40 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	5.55 m

External links

• Daichi Sawano profile at IAAF
• Daichi Sawano on Twitter