Masaki Nashimoto

Masaki Nashimoto (梨本 真輝, Nashimoto Masaki; born December 12, 1993) is a Japanese sprinter.

Masaki Nashimoto

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1993-12-12) 12 December 1993 (age 31) Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Alma mater	Daito Bunka University
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	100 m
Club	NTN Track ＆ Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best	10.38s (Chiba 2011)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Summer Youth Olympics 2010 Singapore 100 m Asian Youth Games 2009 Singapore 100 m

Nashimoto competed in the 100 metre sprint at the 2009 Asian Youth Games and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, both held in Singapore, winning gold^[2] and silver respectively. In the latter, Nashimoto lost out to Odean Skeen but beat favourite David Bolarinwa to silver in a photo finish.^[3]

His personal best in the 100 metres is 10.38 seconds set in 2011.

International competition

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Representing  Japan and Asia (Youth Olympics medley relay only)
2009	Asian Youth Games	Singapore	1st	100 m	10.82 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
			— (h)	4×200 m relay	DQ (relay leg: 1st)
2010	Asian Youth Olympic Trials	Singapore	3rd	100 m	10.85 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
	Summer Youth Olympics	Singapore	2nd	100 m	10.51 (wind: +0.1 m/s)	PB
			5th	Medley relay	1:54.14 (relay leg: 1st)
2012	Asian Junior Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	8th	100 m	12.69 (wind: -2.3 m/s)