Masahira Yoshikata

{{short description|Japanese hurdler}}

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| name = Masahira Yoshikata

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| nationality = Japanese

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 August 1982}}

| birth_place = Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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| alma_mater = Fukuoka University

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| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = Japan

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 metres hurdles

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| pb = 48.66 (Yokohama 2005)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Bandar Seri Begawan|4×400 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2001 Bandar Seri Begawan|400 m hurdles}}

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{{nihongo|Masahira Yoshikata|吉形 政衡|Yoshikata Masahira|extra=born 23 August 1982 in Fukuoka Prefecture}} is a Japanese hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He competed at the 2007 World Championships.

Personal best

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Event

!Time (s)

!Competition

!Venue

!Date

400 m hurdles

|48.66

|Super Meet

|Yokohama, Japan

|19 September 2005

International competition

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Year

!Competition

!Venue

!Position

!Event

!Time

colspan="6"|Representing {{JPN}}
rowspan=2|2001

|rowspan=2|Asian Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

|400 m hurdles

|51.32

bgcolor="gold"|1st

|4×400 m relay

|3:12.11 (relay leg: 3rd)

2003

|Universiade

|Daegu, South Korea

|7th (sf)

|400 m hurdles

|49.80

rowspan=2|2007

|Asian Championships

|Amman, Jordan

|4th

|400 m hurdles

|50.94

World Championships

|Osaka, Japan

|29th (h)

|400 m hurdles

|50.59

References

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