# 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics

The 97th Japan Championships in Athletics (第97回日本陸上競技選手権大会, Dai 97 kai Nihon Rikujō Kyōgi Sensyuken Taikai) were held at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu. Organised by JAAF, the three-day competition took place from June 7–9 and served as the national championships in track and field for the Japan. The competition was for the qualifying trial for the Japan team at the 2013 World Championships.
During the competition, 3 new championship records were set in the events. Koji Murofushi won the hummer throw's national champions for nineteen consecutive years. For the Most Valuable Player of the Championships, Ryota Yamagata and Hitomi Niiya were selected.
The competition was broadcast on television by NHK.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (+0.7 m/s) | Ryota Yamagata | 10.11 | Yoshihide Kiryu | 10.25 | Kei Takase | 10.28 |
| 200 m (+0.9 m/s) | Shota Iizuka | 20.31 | Yuichi Kobayashi | 20.46 | Kei Takase Kenji Fujimitsu | 20.48 |
| 400 m | Yuzo Kanemaru | 45.56 | Kengo Yamazaki | 46.00 | Hiroyuki Nakano | 46.23 |
| 800 m | Sho Kawamoto | 1:47.43 | Masato Yokota | 1:47.96 | Takeshi Kuchino | 1:48.72 |
| 1500 m | Yuki Akimoto | 4:02.32 | Yasunari Kusu | 4:02.89 | Tukasa Anzai | 4:03.09 |
| 5000 m | Sota Hoshi | 13:49.57 | Tetsuya Yoroizaka | 13:49.63 | Yuichiro Ueno | 13:51.13 |
| 10,000 m | Yuki Sato | 28:24.94 | Suguru Osako | 28:25.84 | Tsuyoshi Ugachi | 28:27.00 |
| 110 m hurdles (+1.3 m/s) | Wataru Yazawa | 13.59 | Hiroyuki Sato | 13.61 | Yutaro Furukawa | 13.66 |
| 400 m hurdles | Takayuki Kishimoto | 49.08 | Yasuhiro Fueki | 49.31 | Takatoshi Abe | 49.57 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Minato Yamashita | 8:33.57 | Aoi Matsumoto | 8:33.82 | Tsuyoshi Takeda | 8:36.17 |
| High jump | Hiromi Takahari | 2.25 m | Takumi Tomiyama Takashi Eto Naoto Tobe | 2.20 m | - | - |
| Pole vault | Seito Yamamoto | 5.70 m | Daichi Sawano | 5.60 m | Hiroki Ogita | 5.50 m |
| Long jump | Yuhi Oiwa | 7.76 m (+0.1 m/s) | Shinichiro Shimono | 7.75 m (0.0 m/s) | Kota Minemura | 7.52 m (+0.1 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Yohei Kajikawa | 16.36 m (+1.3 m/s) | Yuma Okabe | 16.30 m (+0.7 m/s) | Shoichi Matsushita | 16.19 m (+0.8 m/s) |
| Shot put | Satoshi Hatase | 18.30 m | Sotaro Yamada | 17.89 m | Ikuhiro Miyauchi | 17.76 m |
| Discus throw | Shigeo Hatakeyama | 56.90 m | Yuji Tsutsumi | 55.67 m | Shiro Kobayashi | 53.93 m |
| Hammer throw | Koji Murofushi | 76.42 m | Yuji Noguchi | 70.11 m | Ryota Kashimura | 67.07 m |
| Javelin throw | Yukifumi Murakami | 81.04 m | Genki Dean | 78.73 m | Yuya Koriki | 77.84 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (0.0 m/s) | Chisato Fukushima | 11.41 | Mayumi Watanabe | 11.62 | Anna Doi Saori Kitakaze | 11.74 |
| 200 m (+0.5 m/s) | Chisato Fukushima | 23.25 | Mayumi Watanabe | 24.02 | Yuki Tamura | 24.06 |
| 400 m | Haruka Sugiura | 52.52 NJR | Sayaka Ooki | 53.17 | Sayaka Aoki | 53.56 |
| 800 m | Miho Ito | 2:05.30 | Miho Nakata | 2:05.38 | Akari Kishikawa | 2:06.01 |
| 1500 m | Ayako Jinnouchi | 4:16.17 | Chikako Mori | 4:17.76 | Maya Iino | 4:18.08 |
| 5000 m | Misaki Onishi | 15:21.73 | Riko Matsuzaki | 15:26.05 | Shiho Takechi | 15:29.85 |
| 10,000 m | Hitomi Niiya | 31:06.67 | Yuko Shimizu | 32:16.58 | Ayumi Hagiwara | 32:17.17 |
| 100 m hurdles (-0.6 m/s) | Hitomi Shimura | 13.02 | Ayako Kimura | 13.03 | Airi Ito | 13.27 |
| 400 m hurdles | Satomi Kubokura | 56.62 | Manami Kira | 57.15 | Sayaka Aoki | 57.28 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Yoshika Arai | 9:58.22 | Misato Horie | 10:04.07 | Misaki Sango | 10:06.22 |
| High jump | Miyuki Fukumoto | 1.90 m | Yuki Mimura | 1.75 m | Reina Kato Hiromi Kanai | 1.70 m |
| Pole vault | Kanae Tatsuta | 4.10 m | Megumi Hamana | 4.00 m | Megumi Nakada | 4.00 m |
| Long jump | Saeko Okayama | 6.59 m (-0.3 m/s) | Sachiko Masumi | 6.54 m (+0.1 m/s) | Yurina Hiraka | 6.32 m (0.0 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Fumiyo Yoshida | 13.14 m (+1.7 m/s) | Mei Yamane | 12.90 m (0.0 m/s) | Kaede Miyasaka | 12.88 m (+0.7 m/s) |
| Shot put | Yukiko Shirai | 15.65 m | Chihiro Shigeyama | 15.29 m | Erina Fukutomi | 15.08 m |
| Discus throw | Ai Shikimoto | 52.86 m | Ayumi Takahashi | 52.74 m | Marika Tokai | 50.28 m |
| Hammer throw | Masumi Aya | 64.20 m | Mika Takekawa | 59.72 m | Wakana Sato | 59.10 m |
| Javelin throw | Yuki Ebihara | 60.41 m | Kiho Kuze | 58.98 m NJR | Risa Miyashita | 56.22 m |

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