is a Japanese former athlete who specialised in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...

. He competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, and in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. He also competed in the 1991 World Championships, in the 1995 World Championships, in the 1997 World Championships, and in the 1999 World Championships. He was a finalist at the 1995 World Championships and the first Japanese to reach the 400 metres hurdles final at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

. He was the former Asian record holder in the 400 metres hurdles and a two-time Japanese Championships champion.

Competition record

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

National titles

* Japanese Championships **400 m hurdles: 1996, 1999

References

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Kazuhiko Yamazaki
at JOC * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Saitama (city) Japanese male hurdlers Olympic male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Japan Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1993 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub nl:Harry Schulting