Yuto Seko

Yuto Seko (born 16 March 1998) is a Japanese high jumper. He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.

Career He was a silver medalist at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran, clearing 2.19 metres to finish runner-up on countback to compatriot Ryoichi Akamatsu. He finished in third place at the Golden Grand Prix in May 2024 with a jump of 2.20 metres.

He cleared 2.25 metres to set a new meeting record at the Hyogo Relay Carnival in Kobe in April 2025. In July 2025, he finished fifth at the Japanese Athletics Championships. The following month, he equalled the Japanese outdoor national record and improved his personal best with a jump of 2.33 metres whilst competing at the Athletes Night Games in Fukui, Japan.

In September, he qualified for the final and placed tenth overall at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

In February 2026, he won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, China.