Ryoichi Akamatsu

Ryoichi Akamatsu

Personal information
Native name	Japanese: 赤松 諒一[1]
Full name	Ryōichi Akamatsu
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29)[1][2] Gifu Prefecture[3]
Education	Gifu University[1][4] Gifu University of Medical Science[3]
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Coached by	Ryohei Hayashi[5]
Achievements and titles
National finals	2015 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 8th 2016 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 4th 2017 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 5th 2018 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 6th 2019 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 7th 2020 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 6th 2021 Japanese Indoors  • High jump, 5th 2021 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 7th 2022 Japanese Indoors  • High jump, 2nd 2022 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 3rd 2023 Japanese Indoors  • High jump, 1st 2023 Japanese Champs  • High jump, 1st
Personal best	HJ: 2.30 m (2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Indoor Championships 2023 Astana High jump 2024 Tehran High jump China–Japan–Korea Friendship Meeting 2019 Gimcheon High jump
Updated on 20 February 2024

Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 諒一; born 2 May 1995), also spelled Ryōichi Akamatsu, is a Japanese high jumper from Gifu Prefecture. He is a two-time Asian Indoor Champion in the high jump, and he won the 2023 Japanese Athletics Championships before placing 8th at the World Championships that year.