Naoki Nishioka

Naoki Nishioka

Personal information
Born	(2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 6.56 s (2025) 100 m: 10.11 s (2024)

Naoki Nishioka (born 19 July 2006) is a Japanese sprinter. In 2025, he became Japanese national champion in the 60 metres, at the age of 18 years-old. ^[1]

Early life

He is from Osaka. ^[2] In March 2025, he graduated from Tokai University Osaka Ohsho High School. ^{[3] [4]} He is committed to start studying at Tsukuba University in April 2025. ^[5]

Career

In 2024, he ran 10.11 seconds for the 100 metres at the National Inter-High School Championships. ^[3] He finished fifth in the 100 metres final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, having qualified for the final by winning his semi-final in a time of 10.27 seconds. ^{[6] [7]}

He won the Japanese national title over 60 metres in February 2025, at the age of 18 years-old, equalling the U20 Japan record of 6.59 seconds held by Yoshihide Kiryu. ^{[8] [9] [10] [4]} He competed in the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he reached the semi-finals. ^[11]

References

1. "Naoki Nishioka". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
2. "[Nanjing World Indoor Athletics Championships] Four athletes from Osaka will participate!". oaaa.jp. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
3. "High school sprinter Nishioka Naoki will be competing in the World Indoor Athletics Championships for the first time since Kiryu Yoshihide! "I'll just run my own race without getting too nervous."". newsdig.tbs.co.jp. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
4. "18-year-old Nishioka wins the men's 60m". Chugoku-np.co.jp. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "18-year-old Nishioka Naoki: With training focused on physical fitness, he is now the second-best high school runner in the men's 100 meters in Japan, "and a regular at the world championships"". Sankei.com. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
7. "From Paris to Peru, Olympic sprinters Nkoana and Hodge progress on busy first morning in Lima". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
8. "108th Japan Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 February 2025.
9. "Nishioka's impressive run at Japan Indoor Championships". Jiji.com. 2 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
10. "Nishioka Naoki equals Kiryu Yoshihide with 6.59 seconds in 60m! Seniors hold off to win "I was able to run my own race" / Japan Indoor Championships". Rikujyokyogi.co.jp. 2 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
11. "The World Indoor Athletics Championships kicks off in Nanjing. High school sprinter Nishioka Naoki, the first since Kiryu, advances to the semi-finals". Biglobe.ne.jp. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.