Rachid Muratake
Birth date6 February 2002 (age 24)
Birth placeMatsudo, Japan
Height1.79 m
SportAthletics
CountryJapan
Event110 m hurdles
EducationJuntendo University
Pb
  • 60 mH: 7.60 (Osaka 2022)
  • '110 mH: 12.92 (Fukui 2025) '

Rachid Muratake (村竹ラシッド, Muratake Rashiddo, born 6 February 2002) is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in the high hurdles.[1] Born in Matsudo to a Togolese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at Juntendo University.[2]

His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.04 (-0.9 m/s) set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the 2024 Olympic standard of 13.27.[3] In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25 (+0.3 m/s).[4] He placed 5th at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he ran a time of 13.21.[5] When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which became a hot topic in Japan.[6] At the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, he again placed 5th, with a time of 13.18.[7]

International competitions

Representing
2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States30th (h)110 m hurdles13.73
2024Olympic GamesParis, France5th110 m hurdles13.21
2025Asian ChampionshipsGumi, South Korea1st110 m hurdles13.22
2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5th110 m hurdles13.18

References

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  2. ^ "Men's 100 Metres Semifinal - Heat 1". World Athletics. 4 August 2024. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards"
  4. ^ "2023 Sydney Track Classic Results". Athletics Australia. 11 March 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles - Final results". Olympics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "5位入賞・村竹ラシッドの『ジョジョ立ち』にネット沸く「すごく似合うかっこいい」「入場目立っていたw」" [5th place winner Muratake Rachid's "JoJo pose" has the internet buzzing with comments like "It suits him so well, he looks so cool" and "His entrance really stood out lol"]. Yahoo! Japan. 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's 100 metres hurdles - Final results". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.