Poplar Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2010) nominee
Hiromasa Tanaka
たなか ひろまさ
Tanaka Hiromasa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1981-09-28 （Obatake, Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture (now Yanai City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yanai, Yamaguchi, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (attended Nihon University)
Career
- Occupations
- Track and field athlete, Athletics coach
- Active Years
- 2000-2013
- Affiliations
- Monteroza (company), Yamada Holdings Athletics Club, Nihon University
- Influenced By
- His father (thrower)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon) | Decathlon | 男子十種競技 | Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) | 優勝 |
| 2005 | Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon) | Decathlon | 男子十種競技 | Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) | 優勝 |
| 2006 | Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon) | Decathlon | 男子十種競技 | Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) | 優勝 |
| 2007 | Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon) | Decathlon | 男子十種競技 | Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) | 優勝 |
| 2008 | Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon) | Decathlon | 男子十種競技 | Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) | 優勝 |
| 2005 | Asian Athletics Championships (Decathlon) | Decathlon | 十種競技 | Asian Athletics Association | 銅 |
| 2008 | Asian Indoor Athletics Championships (Heptathlon) | Heptathlon | 七種競技 | Asian Athletics Association | 銅 |
| 2009 | Asian Athletics Championships (Decathlon) | Decathlon | 十種競技 | Asian Athletics Association | 金（優勝） |
Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon)
2004
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
男子十種競技
Organization:
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
Result:
優勝
Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon)
2005
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
男子十種競技
Organization:
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
Result:
優勝
Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon)
2006
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
男子十種競技
Organization:
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
Result:
優勝
Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon)
2007
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
男子十種競技
Organization:
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
Result:
優勝
Japan Championships in Athletics (Men's Decathlon)
2008
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
男子十種競技
Organization:
Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF)
Result:
優勝
Asian Athletics Championships (Decathlon)
2005
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
十種競技
Organization:
Asian Athletics Association
Result:
銅
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships (Heptathlon)
2008
Work:
Heptathlon
Category:
七種競技
Organization:
Asian Athletics Association
Result:
銅
Asian Athletics Championships (Decathlon)
2009
Work:
Decathlon
Category:
十種競技
Organization:
Asian Athletics Association
Result:
金（優勝）
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
A leading Japanese combined-events athlete: five-time consecutive winner of the national decathlon (2004–2008) and 2009 Asian Championships winner. After retiring from competition he has worked as a coach for Yamada Holdings' athletics team.
In Popular Culture
- Has been featured on media such as BS-i's 'Chojin' and TBS coverage of the World Championships.
Trivia
- Began the decathlon after watching the intercollegiate competition while at university.
- Won the Japan Championships in the decathlon five consecutive times from 2004 to 2008.
- Scored 7803 points in 2006, which was the third-best Japanese score at that time.
- Worked at Monteroza's restaurant (Uotami) while training as an athlete.
- Retired after the 2013 Japan Championships and later served as a coach for Yamada Holdings' athletics team.