Yoshihiro Chiba
# Yoshihiro Chiba

Yoshihiro Chiba (千葉 佳裕, Chiba Yoshiro, born 29 April 1979 in Saitama Prefecture) is a retired Japanese hurdler who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Asian best performer in the rarely-contested 300 metres hurdles.

He is currently the director of track and field club at Josai University. He married Japanese hurdler Satomi Kubokura in April 2013.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time (s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 300 m hurdles | 35.54 | Shiroyama Athletics Stadium Opening Memorial | Nanao, Japan | 27 July 2003 | Current AB |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.65 | Kanto Region University Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 15 May 2001 | |

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing Japan ||||||
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.96 |
| 2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.00 |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 50.24 |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:07.09 (relay leg: 3rd) |
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 53.22 |
