Eiki Takahashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eiki Takahashi

Japanese athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1992

Place of Birth: Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eiki Takahashi (?? ??, Takahashi Eiki, born 19 November 1992) is a male Japanese racewalker.
He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China.
On December 13, 2015, he set the Asian record for the 10,000m race walk on a track.
In 2016, he was the #1 ranked walker in the world for 20 km.
As a result of his fast time in February, he was considered Japan's next great walking hope, replacing teammate world record holder Yusuke Suzuki.
He walked in the 2016 Olympics where he walked with the lead (chase) pack until almost 14 km when eventual winner Cai Zelin broke the race open.
Takahashi eventually finished 42nd.