2011 Asian Championships Statistics – Men’s PV

Can win record third gold medal in the Asian Championships?

All time performance list at the Asian Championships Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 5.70 KAZ 1 1993 2 2 5.60 Liu Feilang CHN 1 2009 3 3 5.55 KAZ 1 Fukuoka 1998 4 5.50 Igor Potapovich 2 Manila 1993 5 4 5.45 Yang Quan CHN 2 Guangzhou 2009 5 4 5.45 Daichi Sawano JPN 3 Guangzhou 2009 5 4 5.45 Leonid Andreyev UZA 4 Guangzhou 2009 8 7 5.40 Liang Xueren CHN 1 New Delhi 1989 8 7 5.40 Aleksandr Korchagin KAZ 2 Fukuoka 1998 8 7 5.40 Zhang Hongwei CHN 1 Djakarta 2000 8 5.40 Daichi Sawano JPN 1 Colombo 2002 8 7 5.40 Kim Se-In KOR 2 Colombo 2002 8 5.40 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 1 Manila 2003 8 5.40 Daichi Sawano JPN 1 2005 15 5.35 Liang Xueren CHN 1 Singapore 1987 15 11 5.35 Mohammad IRI 1 2007 15 12 5.30 Ji Zebiao CHN 1 Djakarta 1985 15 12 5.30 Hideyuki Takei JPN 1 Djakarta 1995 15 12 5.30 Kim Chul-Kyun KOR 2 Djakarta 1995 15 12 5.30 JPN 2 Manila 2003 21 16 5.25 Itsuo Takanezawa JPN 1 Tokyo 1979 21 5.25 Hideyuki Takei JPN 1 Kuala Lumpur 1991 21 16 5.25 Kim Do-Kyun KOR 2 Amman 2007 21 18 5.20 Yoshiomi Iwama JPN 1 1975 21 18 5.20 Tomomi Takahashi JPN 1 Tokyo 1981 21 18 5.20 Toshiyuki Hashioka JPN 2 Djakarta 1985 21 18 5.20 Huang Weiping CHN 2 New Delhi 1989 21 18 5.20 Ku Chin-Shui TPE 3 New Delhi 1989 21 5.20 Kim Chul-Kyun KOR 3 Manila 1993 21 18 5.20 Hideji Suzuki JPN 3 Fukuoka 1998 21 5.20 Satoru Yasuda JPN 2 Djakarta 2000 21 5.20 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 3 Colombo 2002 21 5.20 Zhang Hongwei CHN 2 Incheon 2005 21 18 5.20 Takehito Ariki JPN 3 Incheon 2005

Margin of Victory Difference Winning Height Name Nat Venue Year Max 80cm 5.20m Tomomi Takahashi JPN Tokyo 1981 Min 0cm 4.36m Hisashi Suzuki JPN Manila 1973 5.30m Hideyuki Takei JPN Djakarta 1995 5.40m Daichi Sawano JPN Colombo 2002

Best Marks for Places in the Asian Championships Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 5.70 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ Manila 1993 2 5.50 Igor Potapovich KAZ Manila 1993 3 5.45 Daichi Sawano JPN Guangzhou 2009 4 5.45 Leonid Andreyev UZA Guangzhou 2009

Multiple Gold Medalists: Daichi Sawano (JPN): 2002, 2005 Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ): 1993, 2003 Hideyuki Takei (JPN): 1991, 1995 Liang Xueren (CHN): 1987, 1989

Number of Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze JPN 8 6 6 CHN 6 4 1 KAZ 3 2 1 IRI 1 KOR 4 3 TPE 1 4 KSA 1 1 IND 1

Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze CHN 2009 Liu Feilang Yang Quan JPN 2005 Daichi Sawano Takehito Ariki KAZ 1998 Igor Potapovich Aleksandr Korchagin JPN 1995 Hideyuki Takei Fumiaki Kobayashi KAZ 1993 Grigoriy Yegorov Igor Potapovich CHN 1989 Liang Xueren Huang Weiping CHN 1985 Ji Zebiao Liang Xueren KSA 1981 Rihan Ali Rihan Obeid Abdullah Awadh JPN 1979 Itsuo Takanazawa Tomomi Takahashi Yosuhiro Kigawa JPN 1975 Yoshiomi Iwama Michio Shimazu

Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year CHN Liu Feilang Li Caixia Guangzhou 2009

Athletes with both and Asian Championships Gold Medal: Name Nat Asian Championships Asian Games Daichi Sawano JPN 2002, 2005 2006 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 1993, 2003 2002 Igor Potapovich KAZ 1998 1994, 1998 Liang Xueren CHN 1987, 1989 1990 Ji Zebiao CHN 1985 1986 Tomomi Takahashi JPN 1981 1978, 1982

Last five Asian Championships: Year Gold Nat height Silver Nat height Bronze Nat height 2009 Liu Feilang CHN 5.60 Yang Quan CHN 5.45 Daichi Sawano JPN 5.45 2007 Moh Mohsen Rabbani IRI 5.35 Kim Do-Kyun KOR 5.25 Takafumi Suzuki JPN 5.10 2005 Daichi Sawano JPN 5.40 Zhang Hongwei CHN 5.20 Takehito Ariki JPN 5.20 2003 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 5.40 Satoru Yasuda JPN 5.30 Kim Se-In KOR 5.10 2002 Daichi Sawano JPN 5.40 Kim Se-In KOR 5.40 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 5.20

Last three Asian Games: Year Gold Nat height Silver Nat height Bronze Nat height 2010 CHN 5.50 Leonid Andreyev UZB 5.30 Kim Yoo-Suk KOR 5.30 2006 Daichi Sawano JPN 5.60 Leonid Andreyev UZB 5.55 Yang Yansheng CHN 5.30 2002 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 5.40 Satoru Yasuda JPN 5.40 Fumiaki Kobayashi JPN 5.20

All time Asian List Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 5.90 Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ 2 19 Aug 1993 1 5.90 Grigoriy Yegorov 2 London 10 Sept 1993

Highest Vaults on Asian Soil Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 6.13 UKR 1 Tokyo 19 Sept 1992 2 6.07 Sergey Bubka 1 Shizuoka 6 May 1991

Japanese All-Comer’s List (Highest Vaults in Japan) Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 6.13 Sergey Bubka UKR 1 Tokyo 19 Sept 1992 2 2 6.07 Sergey Bubka 1 Shizuoka 6 May 1991

Combined 2010 & 2011 Asian List Performance Performer Height Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 5.75 Yang Yansheng CHN 1 Jinan 6 Aug 2010 2 5.72 Yang Yansheng 1 Chongqing 27 June 2010 3 2 5.70 Daichi Sawano JPN 1 29 Apr 2010 4 5.62 Daichi Sawano 3 Walnut 16 Apr 2011 5 5.60 Yang Yansheng 2 Hiroshima 29 Apr 2010 5 5.60 Yang Yansheng 5 Shanghai 23 May 2010 5 5.60 Daichi Sawano 1 Mito 3 Nov 2010 5 5.60 Daichi Sawano 1 Kawasaki 8 May 2011 9 5.55 Yang Yansheng 5 Split 5 Sept 2010

Gold Medal Contenders:

Daichi Sawano (JPN) DOB: 16 Sept 1980 Personal Best: 5.83m (2005); Season Best: 5.62m Championships Highlights: 2006 Asian Games Champion Average of top performances in 2010 and 2011 Height Race Place Date 1 5.70 Hiroshima 1st 29 Apr 2010 2 5.62 Walnut 3rd 16 Apr 2011 3 5.60 Mito 1st 3 Nov 2010 4 5.60 Kawasaki 1st 8 May 2011 5 5.53i Toyota 1st 5 Mar 2011 Top 5 Average 5.61

Yang Yansheng (CHN) DOB: 5 Jan 1988 Personal Best: 5.75m (2010) Season Best: 5.45i Championships Highlights: 2010 Asian Games Champion; 2005 World Youth Champion 2nd in 2006 World Junior Championships Average of top performances in 2010 and 2011 Height Race Place Date 1 5.75 Jinan 1st 6 Aug 2010 2 5.72 Chongqing 1st 27 June 2010 3 5.63i 1st 6 Mar 2010 4 5.60 Hiroshima 2nd 29 Apr 2010 5 5.60 Shangahi 5th 23 May 2010 Top 5 Average 5.66