YAMAMOTO Seito

Japan
Athletics
11 Mar 1992
31
Male
1.80/5'11''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Pole Vault  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Men's Pole Vault Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
1Men's Pole Vault2018Indonesia5.70
NMMen's Pole Vault2014Incheon, KORNM
Olympic Games
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2020Tokyo, JPN5.30
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2016Rio de Janeiro, BRANM
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2012London, GBRNM
World Championships
6Men's Pole Vault2013Moscow, RUS5.75
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2022Eugene, OR, USA5.65
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2019Doha, QAT5.60
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2017London, GBR5.30
QualificationMen's Pole Vault2015Beijing, CHN5.65
Diamond League
3Men's Pole Vault2019Stockholm, SWE5.48
3Men's Pole Vault2019Doha, QAT5.61
6Men's Pole Vault2019Oslo, NOR5.61
9Men's Pole Vault2018Paris, FRA5.60
10Men's Pole Vault2019Monaco, MON5.62
11Men's Pole Vault2019Zurich, SUI5.58
World Challenge
1Men's Pole Vault2015Kawasaki, JPN5.50
3Men's Pole Vault2019Hengelo, NED5.51
3Men's Pole Vault2019Osaka, JPN5.51
3Men's Pole Vault2017Turku, FIN5.46
3Men's Pole Vault2017Kawasaki, JPN5.50
3Men's Pole Vault2016Kawasaki, JPN5.62
4Men's Pole Vault2018Osaka, JPN5.40
5Men's Pole Vault2016Ostrava, CZE5.63
Asian Championships
2Men's Pole Vault2015Wuhan, CHN5.50
7Men's Pole Vault2019Doha, QAT5.51
East Asian Games
1Men's Pole Vault2013Tianjin, CHN5.50
World Indoor Championships
10Men's Pole Vault2016Portland, OR, USA5.55
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Watching films, football. (sports, 21 May 2017; Olympic Channel Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2020)
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Athlete
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Physical Education - Chukyo University, Japan
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Japanese
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Toyota Motor Corporation [JPN] / Clermont Auvergne Athletisme [FRA]
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Damien Inocencio [clermont], FRA
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His father competed in sprinting and his mother participated in high jump at national level in Japan. (global, 02 Oct 2019; seitoyamamoto, 21 Feb 2020)
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An injury forced him to withdraw from the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. (rikujyokyogi, 10 Jul 2023)

He claimed gold in pole vault at the 2020 National Indoor Championships in Japan, despite suffering an injury to his left calf. (nikkansports, 02 Feb 2020)

In 2014 he missed three months of training due to an injury to the waist area. At the end of 2014 he was diagnosed with spondylolysis, which is characterised by a weakness or stress fracture in part of the vertebra. (sports, 31 Mar 2014; global, 02 Oct 2019)
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He took up pole vault at age 13, and began training seriously at age 15. (thepage, 13 Aug 2013; sportsnavi, 09 Aug 2013)
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He was influenced by his parents who competed in athletics. He initially played football but there was no team at his middle school, so he joined the athletics team instead. A coach suggested that he take part in a pole vault training session. "Watching high school seniors jumping over a bar close to five metres, I instantly admired them and said, 'Wow. That's cool'." (sportsnavi, 09 Aug 2013; global, 02 Oct 2019; school, 01 Nov 2022)
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To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (YouTube channel, 30 Dec 2022)
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Japanese footballer Keisuke Honda. (Olympic Channel Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2020)
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Coach Fumiaki Kobayashi. (global, 02 Oct 2019)
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In 2019 he was presented with Best Athlete Award by the Japan Industrial Track and Field Association. (sanspo, 16 Apr 2019)

In 2018 he was given an Excellence Award at the Japan Association of Athletics Federations [JAAF] Athletics Awards. (gifu-np, 05 Nov 2018)

In 2018 he received the Aichi Prefecture Sports Achievement Award in Japan. (pref, 14 Feb 2019)

Additional Information

General
MOVE TO FRANCE
In December 2021 he relocated to France in order to work with French coach Damien Inocencio. "Ever since we met eight years ago [speaking in 2022], I've always wanted to be coached [by Inocencio]." (rikujyokyogi, 13 Mar 2022, 10 Jul 2023)

OLYMPIC REDEMPTION
After failing to register a valid jump at either of his previous Olympic appearances in 2012 and 2016, he said clearing 5.30m at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was an important moment in his career. "When I crossed the traumatic Olympic bar for the first time I was filled with relief and joy. Considering the height alone, it wasn't a satisfactory result, but it was a great and valuable leap in my competitive life." He had previously considered quitting the sport after his disappointing performances at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, but he was encouraged to continue by one of his coaches. "I was moved at once by his words, which gave me a glimpse of a future where we would walk together. Then I decided to try a little harder." (school, 01 Nov 2022)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event