Masato Naito

Masato Naitō (内藤 真人, Naitō Masato, born 31 July 1980 in Toyota, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese hurdler.

He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and third at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

His personal best time is 13.43 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Kumagaya. The current national record belongs to Satoru Tanigawa with 13.39 seconds.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.73
	Universiade	Beijing, China	–	110 m hurdles	DNF
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	7th	110 m hurdles	14.54
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	15th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.68
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.71
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	19th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.77
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	19th (qf)	110 m hurdles	13.54
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	20th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.88
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	4th	110 m hurdles	13.90
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	19th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.82
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.60
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	14th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.58
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	18th (sf)	60 m hurdles	7.85
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	37th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.96

References

• Masato Naito at World Athletics