Norifumi Yamashita (山下 訓史, Yamashita Norifumi) (born 10 September 1962) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. He was the first Japanese to jump over 17 metres in the event. His personal best jump was 17.15 metres, achieved in June 1986 in Tokyo.

Norifumi Yamashita
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born10 September 1962 (1962-09-10) (age 62)
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tsukuba
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor: 17.15 m (1986)
Indoor: 16.70 m (1992)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul Triple jump

His children are also track and field athletes.[1] His oldest son Kohei Yamashita is also triple jumper and competed at the 2016 Olympic Games.[2] His second son Jun Yamashita is a sprinter and competed at the 2019 World Championships.[3] His daughter Toko Yamashita is also triple jumper and finished seventh at the 2020 Japanese Championships.[4]

Personal bests

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Event Performance Competition Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 17.15 m (+0.9 m/s) Japanese Championships Tokyo, Japan 1 June 1986 Current NR
Indoor 16.70 m Osaka International Indoor Meet Osaka, Japan 11 February 1992 Current NIR

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Japan
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 7th Triple jump 16.62 m
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th Triple jump 16.68 m
Asian Games Seoul, South Korea 1st Triple jump 17.01 m
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 6th Triple jump 16.52 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 12th Triple jump 15.62 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th Triple jump 16.26 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 30th (q) Triple jump 15.97 m

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ "TOKYO2020 福島から (7)三段跳び日本記録保持者山下訓史さん". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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