is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

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and a gold medal in relay at the 2009 Asian Championships. At the 2009 World Championships, he finished fourth in the relay. He also competed in the

. He reached the semi-final at the 2010 World Indoor Championships. His personal best times are 6.75 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha; 10.07 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2009 in

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; and 20.88 seconds in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

, achieved in October 2008 in Ōita. He retired in 2018.

Personal bests

Records

*4 × 200 m relay **Former Japanese and Japanese university record holder - 1:22.67 s (relay leg: 1st) ( Yokohama, 27 September 2008) : with Yukio Yanai, Hiroshi Kihara, and Shintarō Kimura

Competition record

National Championship

References

External links

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Masashi Eriguchi
profile at JAAF * * 1988 births Living people Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub