Shuji Ujino (born 15 January 1960) is a

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ese former

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athlete who competed in the

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. He competed internationally for Japan in the 1980s, with his highest honour being a gold medal at the

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, which he won with a jump of . He also won bronze medals at the

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held In

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, the

1985 Pacific Conference Games The 1985 Pacific Conference Games was the fifth and final edition of the international athletics competition between five Pacific coast nations: Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. Like the 1981 edition before it, athletes ...

, and the

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

. At national level, Ujino twice won the high jump title at the Japan Championships in Athletics, topping the podium in 1985 and 1986. He set a lifetime best of in

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on 21 July 1984, and matched that feat in

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on 14 September 1985.Shuji Ujino
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International competitions

National titles

* Japan Championships in Athletics **High jump: 1985, 1986

Seasonal bests

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ujino, Shuji 1960 births Living people Japanese male high jumpers Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Place of birth missing (living people)