Hiroyuki Suzuki (yo-yo performer)
| Hiroyuki Suzuki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Suzuki Hiroyuki June 23, 1989 Aichi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Ethnicity | Japanese |
| Occupation | yo-yo performer |
| Website | hiroyuki-suzuki.com |
Hiroyuki Suzuki (鈴木 裕之 Suzuki Hiroyuki, born June 23, 1989) is a Japanese competitor and a performer in yo-yo. He is a four-time world champion. He has two world records in "The Most Eli Hops in 30 seconds" and “The fastest time to knock off a coin from the ears of 15 participants with a loop-the-loop yoyo trick.”.[1]
Megumi, his younger sister, has a world record in Guinness World Records for Most skips in 30 seconds.
Biography
When he was young, he also trained Skipping rope, but he quit because he could not beat his younger sister.
In 2001, Suzuki participated in his first World Yo-Yo Contest. He used Mickey Mouse March for his performance, so he is sometimes called 'Mickey'.
He graduated Nishio High School in March 2008.
He was matriculated in Faculty of Communication Studies, Department of Language Communication of Aichi Shukutoku University in April 2008. It was changed to "Faculty of Global Culture and Communication" in 2010.
On March 13, 2011, he was awarded 2011 University President Award for great performance in contests and success in yo-yo business.[2][3]
On March 2012, he graduated from Aichi Shukutoku University.
In August 2012, he won his 4th world title in the World Yo-Yo Contest in 1A.
Results
| 1A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| World Yo-Yo Contest | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 10th | |||||||
| Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Bali International YoYo Open | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan National Yo-Yo Contest | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||||||||
| Kansai Yo Yo Carnival | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Japan Yo-Yo Contest | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| West Japan Yo-Yo Contest | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Regional Yo-Yo Contest | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bali International YoYo Open | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships | 4th | 5th | 5th | |||||||||||||||||
| Sports String (World Division) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Yo-Yo Contest | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sports Looping (World Division) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Yo-Yo Contest | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||||||||||||||
| Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships was established in 2003. Bali International YoYo Open was established in 2010. Nagoya Regional Yo-Yo Contest was merged to West Japan Yo-Yo Contest in 2003, and then it was divided to Central Japan Yo-Yo Contest in 2006. The black coloured cells indicate that the event was not held that year, or does not exist anymore. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
- Bali International YoYo Open 2012 B.O.B.(Best Of Best) Division Champion (August 25, 2012)[4]
- Bali International YoYo Open 2011 B.O.B.(Best Of Best) Division Champion (July 9, 2011)[5]
- 2011 University President Award (Aichi Shukutoku University, March 13, 2011)
- Happy Yellow Puppy Commendation (Chūkyō Television Broadcasting, December 2009)[6]
Guinness World Records
- The Most Eli Hops in 30 seconds (December 19, 2009)[7]
- The fastest time to knock off a coin from the ears of 15 participants with a loop-the-loop yoyo trick (April 28, 2011) [8]