Yuto Seko

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Yuto Seko
Personal information
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 2.33 m (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

In September, he qualified for the final and place tenth overall at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [10] [11] [12]

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.
  10. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. "Japan names 80-strong host nation team for WCH Tokyo 25". World Athletics. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  12. "World Athletics Championships return to Tokyo". Japan Today. September 11, 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.