Ryōhei Sakaguchi

Career
Ryōhei Sakaguchi
nation	Japan Japan
birthday	5th April 1997 (age 23)
place of birth	Yawata , Japan
size	173 cm
Weight	54 kg
discipline	Obstacle course
Best performance	8: 29.85 min
society	SG Holdings
status	active
last change: April 12, 2020

Ryōhei Sakaguchi ( Japanese 阪口竜平 Sakaguchi Ryōhei ; born April 5, 1997 in Yawata ) is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the obstacle course .

Athletic career

Ryōhei Sakaguchi gained his first international experience in 2016 when he retired from the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz in the 1500-meter run with 3: 49.21 minutes in the first round. In 2019 he took part in the obstacle course at the Summer Universiade in Naples , where he finished sixth in 8: 41.64 minutes.

In 2019 Sakaguchi became the Japanese champion in the obstacle course. He studied at Tōkai University until 2020 and then joined the company team at SG Holdings .

Personal best

1500 meters: 3: 47.17 min, June 23, 2017 in Osaka
3000 m obstacle: 8: 29.85 min, June 29, 2019 in Fukuoka
5000 meters: 13: 41.09 min, July 6, 2017 in Fukagawa
- 5000 meters (hall): 13: 29.61 min, February 28, 2020 in Boston
Half marathon: 1:02:32 h, November 18, 2018 in Ageo

Web links

Ryohei Sakaguchi in the database of World Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 阪口竜平（さかぐち・りょうへい）体育学部・ 4 年. In: hochi.news. Retrieved April 13, 2020 (Japanese).
↑ 【ＳＧホールディングス】ＳＧホールディングスグループ陸上競技競技部、 4 名の新入部員を迎え戦力増強. In: sg-hldgs.co.jp. March 30, 2020, accessed April 13, 2020 (Japanese).

personal data
SURNAME	Sakaguchi, Ryōhei
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	阪口竜平 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese obstacle runner
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1997
PLACE OF BIRTH	Yawata

[hochi-1] 阪口竜平（さかぐち・りょうへい）体育学部・ 4 年. In: hochi.news. Retrieved April 13, 2020 (Japanese).

[2] 【ＳＧホールディングス】ＳＧホールディングスグループ陸上競技競技部、 4 名の新入部員を迎え戦力増強. In: sg-hldgs.co.jp. March 30, 2020, accessed April 13, 2020 (Japanese).