Eiki Takahashi
Personal information
Born (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992
Sport
Country Japan
SportTrack and field
Eventracewalking
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 December 13, 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]

See also

References

  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".
  5. ↑ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Splits | the XXXI Olympic Games".
  6. ↑ "20 Kilometres Race Walk Result | the XXXI Olympic Games".


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