Yuto Seko

Yuto Seko

Personal information
Born	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best	High jump: 2.33 m (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Indoor Championships 2024 Tehran High jump

Yuto Seko (born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese high jumper. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. ^[1]

Career

He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran, clearing 2.19 metres to finish runner-up on countback to compatriot Ryoichi Akamatsu. ^{[2] [3]} He finished in third place at the Golden Grand Prix in May 2024 with a jump of 2.20 metres. ^[4]

He cleared 2.25 metres to set a new meeting record at the Hyogo Relay Carnival in Kobe in April 2025. ^[5] In July 2025, he finished fifth at the Japanese Athletics Championships. ^[6] The following month, he equalled the Japanese outdoor national record and improved his personal best with a jump of 2.33 metres whilst competing at the Athletes Night Games in Fukui, Japan. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Yuto Seko". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
2. "11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. 共同通信社. "【陸上】走り高跳び・赤松諒一はV2 準決勝で日本タイ記録出した多田修平２位 アジア室内選手権 - 陸上 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
4. "Men's High Jump: Yuto Seko placed third with a jump of 2.20m, the best result for a Japanese athlete. DL Final winner Woo Sang-hyuk placed second with a jump of 2.27m.[Seiko GGP Track and Field]". TBS Television. May 19, 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
5. "Yuto Seko wins the men's high jump with a distance of 2.25m, setting a new record for the first time in 27 years. Mano, who has represented Japan at two consecutive World Championships in Athletics, comes in second. [Hyogo Relay Carnival]". TBS Television. April 20, 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
6. "Japanese Championships". World Athletics. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
7. "瀬古、２メートル３３でＶ＝高跳び歴代２位、代表に前進―福井陸上". Excite.co.jp (in Japanese). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
8. "Yuto Seko takes big step towards joining the Japanese national team - High jump/Athletics". Sanspo.com. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
9. "Seko wins with a height of 2.33 meters, the second-highest jump ever, and moves closer to becoming a member of the national team at Fukui Athletics". topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.