Naoto Tobe

{{Short description|Japanese high jumper (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Naoto Tobe | image = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|31|df=yes}}| | birth_place = Noda, Chiba Prefecture | death_date = | death_place = | education = University of Tsukuba | country = {{JPN}} | sport = Track and field | event = High jump | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Jakarta–Palembang|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Doha|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2010 Moncton|High jump}} | show-medals = yes | height = {{convert|1.94|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>[https://www.jal.com/ja/sports/athlete-employee/tobe/ Japan Airlines Profile]</ref> | weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref>[https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/naoto-tobe_prs388527/person.shtml Eurosport Profile]</ref>| | updated = 29 August 2015 }}

{{Nihongo|'''Naoto Tobe'''|戸邉直人|Tobe Naoto|born 31 March 1992}} is a Japanese high jumper.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. His personal bests in the event are 2.32 metres outdoors (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2018) and 2.35 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2019).

Tobe received a PhD degree in Sport science from the University of Tsukuba in 2019.<ref>[https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/tobe-naoto-pursues-ultimate-high-jump-both-athlete-researcher TOBE Naoto pursues the ultimate high jump - Japanese athlete with Phd degree aims to reach top performance in sports and research] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917025648/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/tobe-naoto-pursues-ultimate-high-jump-both-athlete-researcher |date=17 September 2021 }} - website of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games</ref>

==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{JPN}} |- |2008 |World Junior Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |10th |2.08 m |- |2010 |World Junior Championships |Moncton, Canada |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.21 m |- |rowspan=2|2011 |Asian Championships |Kobe, Japan |5th |2.21 m |- |Universiade |Shenzhen, China |26th (q) |2.00 m |- |2013 |Universiade |Kazan, Russia |9th |2.20 m |- |2014 |Asian Games |Incheon, South Korea |5th |2.25 m |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |25th (q) |2.26 m |- |2018 |Asian Games |Jakarta, Indonesia |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.24 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |Asian Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |2.26 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |14th (q) |2.26 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |13th |2.24 m |- |2022 |World Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |12th |2.15 m |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{JAAF|naoto_tobe}} * [https://www.jaaf.or.jp/olympic/tokyo2020/athletes/profile/naoto_tobe/ Naoto Tobe – Tokyo 2020] at JAAF {{in lang|ja}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|naoto-tobe}} * {{Team Japan|olympic/tokyo/sports/athletics/team/tobenaoto}}

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