Minori Hayakari
- Born
- Nov 29, 1972 (53 years old)
- Birthplace
- Uji, Japan
- Events
- 3000 m steeplechase · 5000 m
- Height
- 1.65 m
- Weight
- 47 kg
Minori Hayakari (早狩実紀) (born 29 November 1972) is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best of 9:33.93 minutes is the Japanese record and she has won straight Japanese national titles since the first event in 2005, taking her sixth title in 2011.
She became the first international female steeplechaser from her country, following the event's introduction to the World Championships in 2005, where she set an Asian record. She has featured in the World Championship steeplechase event from 2005 to 2011 and represented Japan in the first ever Olympic women's steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In regional competition, she was the bronze medallist at the 2010 Asian Games and took the continental title at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships. She is a five-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and a two-time medallist at the East Asian Games (1999 and 2009).
As of Nov 6, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 9:33.93 (#253 all-time), 5000 m 15:11.42 (#587 all-time), 2021 season best 10:42.34 (May 28, 2021, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR (USA)) · 53 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1500m | 4:53.68 | – | Apr 9, 2021 | Apollo HS, Glendale, AZ (USA) |
| 2021 | 3000mSt | 10:42.34 | – | May 28, 2021 | Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2020 | 3000mSt | 11:38.73 | – | Jul 24, 2020 | Komazawa Olympic Park Athletic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 2019 | 1500m | 4:34.71 | – | May 11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA (USA) |
| 2019 | 3000mSt | 10:22.43 | – | May 3, 2019 | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2018 | 2000Metres | 7:14.01 | – | Apr 7, 2018 | Albuquerque, NM (USA) |
| 2018 | 3000mSt | 10:31.52 | – | Apr 27, 2018 | Irvine, CA (USA) |
| 2018 | 20Kilometr | 1:19:14 | – | Oct 14, 2018 | Paris 20 km |