| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1962 (age 62) Mie Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Outdoor: 17.15 m (1986) Indoor: 16.70 m (1992) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2020.