Japanese hurdler
Rachid Muratake (村竹ラシッド, Muratake Rashiddo, born 6 February 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in the high hurdles.[1] Born in Matsudo to a Togolese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at Juntendo University.[2]
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the 2024 Olympic standard of 13.27.[3] In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25 (+0.3 m/s).[4] His most impressive result to date is 5th place in the final at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he ran a time of 13.21. [5] When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which became a hot topic in Japan.[6]
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