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Hirooki Arai

1988 - Today

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Hirooki Arai (荒井 広宙, Arai Hirooki; born 18 May 1988) is a male Japanese racewalker. He competed in the 50 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. He finished third in the 50-kilometre race walk event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but was subsequently disqualified following his collision in the final kilometres with Evan Dunfee of Canada, who then moved up from fourth place to claim the bronze medal. He had it given back to him after a few minutes when a Japanese appeal overturned the disqualification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hirooki Arai is the 7,292nd most popular athlete (down from 7,040th in 2024), the 5,248th most popular biography from Japan (down from 4,805th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hirooki Arai ranks 7,292 out of 6,025. Before him are Ingrit Valencia, Mira Rai, Boladé Apithy, Cathelijn Peeters, Rayssa Leal, and Célia Aymonier. After him are Zhu Yaming, Ryūtarō Matsumoto, Ali Kaya, Eliza McCartney, Mario Gyr, and Jorinde van Klinken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Hirooki Arai ranks 1,629. Before him are Xandão, Ingrit Valencia, Jerry Akaminko, Mira Rai, John Chibuike, and Shun Tanaka. After him are Viktor Genev, Daniel Candeias, Éloyse Lesueur-Aymonin, Lukáš Trefil, Toni Eggert, and Marco Torsiglieri.

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Hirooki Arai ranks 123. Before him are Shinji Takahira (1984), Toshikazu Yamanishi (1996), Shōta Iizuka (1991), Naoki Tsukahara (1985), Yasuaki Yamasaki (1992), and Sakura Motoki (2002). After him are Ryūtarō Matsumoto (1986), Reruhi Shimizu (1993), Yumi Suzuki (1991), Mikiko Ando (1992), Takuya Haneda (1987), and Ikuma Horishima (1997).

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