Nobuharu Asahara

Nobuharu Asahara
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1972-06-21) 21 June 1972
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)
Sprints, Long jump
University teamDoshisha University
Retired23 September 2008
Now coachingOsaka Gas Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.02 (Oslo 2001)

200 m: 20.39 (Stuttgart 1997)

Long Jump: 8.13 (Manila 1993)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
Asian Games
2002 Busan 100 m
2002 Busan 4 × 100 m relay
Asian Championships
1993 Manila Long jump
East Asian Games
1997 Busan 100 m
1997 Busan 4 × 100 m relay
1993 Shanghai Long jump
2001 Osaka 100 m
Asian Junior Championships
1990 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
1990 Beijing Long jump

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. He also finished twelfth in the long jump final at the 1995 World Championships. In addition, he won silver medals in both 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games.