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Nobuharu Asahara
1972 - Today

Nobuharu Asahara
Nobuharu Asahara (朝原 宣治, Asahara Nobuharu; born 21 June 1972 in Kita-ku, Kobe) is a former Japanese athlete who specialized in the 100 meters and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. He represented Japan six times at the World Championships in Athletics. At global-level championships, he reached the semifinals five times: at the 1996 Olympics and the World Championships in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nobuharu Asahara is the 4,115th most popular athlete (down from 3,939th in 2019), the 3,488th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,731st in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Nobuharu Asahara ranks 4,116 out of 6,025. Before him are Diego Salazar, Lee Sun-hee, Max Brown, Ahmad Abughaush, Wu Yu, Semen Novikov, and Rens Blom. After him are Xu Lili, Pang Wei, Zhang Xiangxiang, Mads Rasmussen, and Inga Abitova.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiego Salazar
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,109
Lee Sun-hee
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,110
Max Brown
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,111
Ahmad Abughaush
1996 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 4,112
Wu Yu
1100 - 1154
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 4,113
Semen Novikov
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,114
Rens Blom
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,115
Nobuharu Asahara
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,116
Xu Lili
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 4,117
Pang Wei
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 4,118
Zhang Xiangxiang
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 4,119
Mads Rasmussen
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 4,120
Inga Abitova
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 4,121
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Nobuharu Asahara ranks 1,012. Before him are Stanislav Varga, Denílson Antônio Paludo, Masahiro Shimmyo, Todd Lowe, Boris Mironov, and Shane Kelly. After him are Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Tamara Gee, Ian Goodison, Zhuang Yong, Aurelia Dobre, and Crystal Allen.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsStanislav Varga
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 1,006
Denílson Antônio Paludo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 1,007
Masahiro Shimmyo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 1,008
Todd Lowe
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 1,009
Boris Mironov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 1,010
Shane Kelly
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 1,011
Nobuharu Asahara
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 1,012
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,013
Tamara Gee
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,014
Ian Goodison
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 1,015
Zhuang Yong
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 1,016
Aurelia Dobre
GYMNAST
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 1,017
Crystal Allen
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,018
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Nobuharu Asahara ranks 3,500 out of 6,245. Before him are Kosuke Ota (1987), Kazuya Yamamura (1989), Masakatsu Sawa (1983), Takaya Kurokawa (1981), Kaela Kimura (1984), Hitomi Obara (1981), Kazuko Hironaka (1950), Kazuaki Yoshinaga (1968), Daisuke Tomita (1977), Aya Sameshima (1987), and Shin Asahina (1976). After him are Ippei Watanabe (1969).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsKosuke Ota
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 3,489
Kazuya Yamamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 3,490
Masakatsu Sawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 3,491
Takaya Kurokawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 3,492
Kaela Kimura
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 3,493
Hitomi Obara
WRESTLER
1981 - 2025
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 3,494
Kazuko Hironaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 3,495
Kazuaki Yoshinaga
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 3,496
Daisuke Tomita
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 3,497
Aya Sameshima
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 3,498
Shin Asahina
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 3,499
Nobuharu Asahara
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 3,500
Ippei Watanabe
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 3,501
Among ATHLETES In Japan
Among athletes born in Japan, Nobuharu Asahara ranks 51. Before him are Yukinori Miyabe (1968), Masato (1979), Yoko Tanabe (1966), Mizuki Noguchi (1978), Sergio Fernández (null), and Kōichi Morishita (1967). After him are Kaori Matsumoto (1987), Junko Asari (1969), Masashi Ebinuma (1990), Miya Tachibana (1974), Takaharu Furukawa (1984), and Tomokazu Harimoto (2003).
Yukinori Miyabe
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 45
Masato
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 46
Yoko Tanabe
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 47
Mizuki Noguchi
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 48
Sergio Fernández
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 49
Kōichi Morishita
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 50
Nobuharu Asahara
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 51
Kaori Matsumoto
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 52
Junko Asari
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 53
Masashi Ebinuma
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 54
Miya Tachibana
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 55
Takaharu Furukawa
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 56
Tomokazu Harimoto
2003 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 57