Hiroki Yanagita

Hiroki Yanagita (born 25 July 2003) is a Japanese sprinter.

Career
He ran the anchor leg for the Japanese 4x100m relay team that finished runner-up at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzow in 2021. He was also part of the Japanese relay team that competed at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

He was a member of the Japanese 4x100m relay team that won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022. He also finished sixth in the individual 100m at the championships in a time of 10.24 seconds.

In July 2023, he won gold in the 100 metres at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, running a personal best time of 10.02 seconds.

He reached the semi-finals of the individual 100m and was a member of the Japanese 4x100m relay team that finished fifth in the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

He ran as part of the Japanese 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.

Personal life
He studied International Literatire at Toyo University, where he was coached by Hiroyasu Tsuchie.