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Hirooki Arai
- Born
- May 18, 1988 (38 years old)
- Events
- 50 km Race Walk · 20 km race walk
Hirooki Arai is a Japan race walker, born on May 18, 1988. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 50kmW.
His personal bests include 1:19:00 in the 20kmW, 2:32:51 in the 35kmW, 3:40:20 in the 50kmW, 39:55 in the 10Kilometr and 19:05.46 in the 5000m-short-track. He has earned 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Japan.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 50 km Race Walk 3:40:20, 20 km race walk 1:19:00, 2022 season best 41:54.02 (Sep 24, 2022, Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu (JPN)) · Last competition: 70th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu, Sep 24, 2022, 41:54.02 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver · 38 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 41:54.02 | – | Sep 24, 2022 | 70th All Japan Corporate Team Championships, Nagaragawa Stadium, Gifu |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:24:40 | – | Feb 20, 2022 | Japanese Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 35kmW | 2:32:51 | – | Apr 17, 2022 | Japanese Race Walking Championships |
| 2021 | 20kmW | 1:22:08 | – | Jan 1, 2021 | Tokyo (JPN) |
| 2021 | 50kmW | 3:50:11 | – | Apr 11, 2021 | Japanese Race Walking Championships |
| 2020 | 20kmW | 1:20:32 | – | Feb 16, 2020 | Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:19:00 | – | Feb 17, 2019 | Japanese 20km Race Walking Championships, Kobe |
| 2019 | 50kmW | 3:43:02 | – | Apr 14, 2019 | Japanese 50km Race Walking Championships |