Yoshiro Watanabe
# Yoshiro Watanabe

Yoshiro Watanabe (渡部 佳朗, Watanabe Yoshirō, born 7 January 1997, in Fukushima Prefecture) is a Japanese hurdler. He is the 2016 Asian junior champion in the 400 metres hurdles and has a personal best of 49.43 seconds. He also holds the Asian best performance of 22.55 seconds in the 200 metres hurdles. His time equaled world best performance in the event, but his time was not ratified.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 400 m | 46.35 | Fukushima Championships | Fukushima, Japan | 15 July 2017 | |
| 200 m hurdles | 22.55 (+1.4 m/s) | Japanese Record Trials | Itami, Japan | 1 October 2017 | AB |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.43 | Japanese Championships | Osaka, Japan | 23 June 2017 | |

## International competition

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Japan ||||||
| 2016 | Asian Junior Championships | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.86 |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 51.09 |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.02 (relay leg: 3rd) |

## National titles

| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Time (s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Josai University |||||
| 2015 | National Junior Championships | Nagoya, Aichi | 400 m hurdles | 49.97 |
| 2017 | National University Championships | Fukui, Fukui | 400 m hurdles | 49.80 |
