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Yasunari
HIRAI |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Japan
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Gender | Men |
Born | 02 Apr 1990
in Matsudo, JPN |
Height | 1.75 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics, Political Studies - Meiji University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was a freestyle swimmer but wanted to compete at international level. "I started doing open water because I wanted to leave my name in the history books." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was given an Excellence Award at the 2016 Japan Aquatics Awards. (tobiuojapan.org, 30 Jan 2017)
In 2013 he received an Excellence Award from Chiba Prefecture in Japan. (pref.chiba.lg.jp, 11 Oct 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up open water swimming in 2009. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Japanese |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Japan |
General Interest |
Other sports |
He represented Japan in swimming at the 2016 World Cup Short Course event in Berlin, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Aug 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Photography, fashion, martial arts. (yasunarihirai.jp, 17 Jun 2019; Instagram profile, 17 Jun 2019) |
Famous relatives |
His younger brother Ayatsugu Hirai has competed in swimming at international level. (meisupo.net, 15 May 2019; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 21 Jan 2015) |
Milestones |
He became the first Japanese male athlete to compete in open water swimming at the Olympic Games when he took part in the 10km event at the 2012 Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jun 2018) |
Nicknames |
Yasu (yasunarihirai.jp, 17 Jun 2019) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT In January 2020 he announced his retirement from open water swimming. (joc.or.jp, 19 Jan 2020; mainichi.jp, 06 Jan 2021) |
World Cup Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
3 |
2016 |
Berlin, GER |
1500m Freestyle |
14:51.18 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
40 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
1:54:52.9 |
33 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
55:33.3 |
9 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
55:54.0 |
11 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10km |
1:50:28.3 |
21 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
1:49:52.8 |
13 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km - Team Time Trial |
58:00.0 |
36 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
10km |
1:58:19.2 |
12 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
5km |
56:30.6 |
World Series |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
36 |
2018 |
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10km |
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21 |
2018 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:56:40.10 |
10 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:53:07.6 |
14 |
2017 |
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10km |
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30 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:47:02.6 |
21 |
2017 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
1:53:29.8 |
13 |
2017 |
Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN |
10km |
1:57:10.9 |
8 |
2017 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
1:58:33.01 |
7 |
2017 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
1:31:57.2 |
16 |
2017 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:30:23.40 |
25 |
2016 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:48:16.80 |
37 |
2016 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:53:46.05 |
6 |
2015 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:41:50.76 |
25 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:42:37.01 |
5 |
2015 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:55:02.10 |
8 |
2014 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
1:56:18.4 |
48 |
2013 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
2:04:42.50 |
35 |
2012 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
2:04:31.83 |
9 |
2011 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:40:52.5 |
Asian Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
1 |
2017 |
Putrajaya, MAS |
5km |
1:00:28.9 |
Pan Pacific Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
6 |
2014 |
Maui, HI, USA |
10km |
1:56:00.0 |
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