Rachid Muratake

Rachid Muratake is a Japanese track and field athlete specializing in the high hurdles.
Born in Matsudo to a Togolese father and a Japanese mother, he studies at Juntendo University.
His personal best in the 110 metres hurdles is 13.04 set in Kumagaya in 2023, which equaled the Japanese record and met the Athletics at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification|2024 Olympic standard] of 13.27.
In March 2023, he also set the meet record for the event at the Sydney Track Classic in 13.25.
He placed 5th at the Athletics at the 2024 [Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|2024 Summer Olympics in Paris], where he ran a time of 13.21.
When he made his entrance, he performed an iconic pose from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which became a hot topic in Japan.
At the 2025 [World Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles| 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo], he again placed 5th, with a time of 13.18.