Yoshihiko Saito

Yoshihiko Saito (斎藤 嘉彦, Saitō Yoshihiko, born 12 February 1972 in Tomioka, Gunma) is a Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

With a personal best time of 48.64 seconds, achieved in October 1998 in Kumamoto, he is a former Asian record holder. The Asian record currently belongs to Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily with 47.53 seconds, and the Japanese record to Dai Tamesue.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
1990	Asian Junior Championships	Beijing, China	1st	400 m hurdles	50.89
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:12.47
	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.99
			7th	4×400 m relay	3:07.58
1991	Asian Championships	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	400 m hurdles	50.46
	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.02
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	19th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.89
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.01
			7th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:01.35
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:07.30
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.61
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	16th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.43
			11th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:02.43
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.13
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	24th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.91
			8th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:01.46
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.18
			4th	4×400 m relay	3:02.51
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.41
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.60
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.94

References

• Yoshihiko Saito at World Athletics