Yusuke Suzuki (鈴木 雄介, Suzuki Yūsuke; born 2 January 1988) is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20…
Yusuke Suzuki (鈴木 雄介, Suzuki Yūsuke; born 2 January 1988) is a Japanese racewalker. He has represented Japan in the 20 km event twice at the World Championships in Athletics and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the pending world record holder for the 20 km walk with a time of 1:16:36 hours at an event in his home town of Nomi in 2015. Suzuki competed in race walking from a young age and his international debut came at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He was the 10,000 metres walk bronze medallist at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He began competing in the senior ranks a year later and came sixth in the 20 km walk at the Asian Race Walking Championships and fourth at the 2007 Summer Universiade. In the following two years he came tenth and fifth at the Asian Race Walking Championships. A personal best time of 1:22:05 hours in 2009 earned him a place at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics but he was among the last walkers to finish in the 20 km race. He won the 2010 Asian title with a new best of 1:20:06 hours, but again did not perform well on the global stage, taking 40th place at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He placed fifth at the end of year Asian Games. The 2011 World Championships in Athletics saw him establish himself among the world's top walkers, as he placed eighth overall in the 20 km event. He pushed out the pace at the beginning of the 2012 London Olympics, but finished back down the order placing 36th. The start of the 2013 season saw Suzuki break the Japanese record twice – he won the national title in 1:19:02 hours then took his second Asian title with a finish in 1:18:34 hours in Nomi, Ishikawa. Suzuki was selected to once again to compete for Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Takanori Sugibayashi (Japanese: 杉林 孝法; born 14 March 1976) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. His personal best is…
Takanori Sugibayashi (Japanese: 杉林 孝法; born 14 March 1976) is a retired Japanese triple jumper. His personal best is 17.02 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sapporo. He has competed at the Olympic Games twice.
Miki Itakura (Japanese: 板倉 美紀; born August 1, 1975, in Ishikawa, Japan) is a retired Japanese female race walker. She…
Miki Itakura (Japanese: 板倉 美紀; born August 1, 1975, in Ishikawa, Japan) is a retired Japanese female race walker. She competed for Japan at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Shigenori Omori (大森 重宜, Ōmori Shigenori; born 9 July 1960) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400…
Shigenori Omori (大森 重宜, Ōmori Shigenori; born 9 July 1960) is a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Omori finished third behind James King in the 400 metres hurdles event at the British 1982 AAA Championships.
Yoshitaka Muroya (室矢 芳隆, Muroya Yoshitaka; 6 April 1930 – 23 March 2019) was a Japanese middle-distance runner who…
Yoshitaka Muroya (室矢 芳隆, Muroya Yoshitaka; 6 April 1930 – 23 March 2019) was a Japanese middle-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Muroya died on 23 March 2019, at the age of 88.
Yuriko Hirohashi (広橋 百合子, Hirohashi Yuriko; 12 May 1916 – 26 April 1977) was a Japanese track and field athlete. She…
Yuriko Hirohashi (広橋 百合子, Hirohashi Yuriko; 12 May 1916 – 26 April 1977) was a Japanese track and field athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Kenkichi Oshima (大島 鎌吉, Ōshima Kenkichi; November 10, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was a Japanese triple jumper who won a…
Kenkichi Oshima (大島 鎌吉, Ōshima Kenkichi; November 10, 1908 – March 30, 1985) was a Japanese triple jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1936 Games in Berlin. Ōshima was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. While still a student, he set a new unofficial world record for the triple jump, and was widely expected to secure the gold medal in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. However, Ōshima suffered from severe burns in a bathing accident shortly before the start of the Olympics, and was not in the best form for the competition. He finished third with a jump of 15.12 meters behind the teammate Chuhei Nambu who took gold. Ōshima also participated in the same event in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but came in sixth place, while teammates Naoto Tajima and Masao Harada took the gold and silver medals, respectively. Fluent in the German language, during the Berlin Olympics, Ōshima had a 20-minute interview of Adolf Hitler, who apparently mistook Ōshima for a Japanese military attache of the same surname. Ōshima asked Hitler many questions on Nazi initiatives to improve on the physical education of German youth. After graduation from Kansai University, Ōshima was employed by the Mainichi Shimbun, working as a reporter in the sports section of the newspaper until retirement. He then accepted the post of professor emeritus and later vice president of Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, where he undertook reforms of the athletic department to strengthen the Japanese team in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He was also an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee and an author of numerous books on sports.
Iwao Aizawa (相沢 巌夫, Aizawa Iwao; 29 August 1906 – October 1945) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100…
Iwao Aizawa (相沢 巌夫, Aizawa Iwao; 29 August 1906 – October 1945) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He served during World War II, and died in New Bilibid Prison after the war from malaria.
Kazuo Saito (斎藤 和夫, Saitō Kazuo; born 26 June 1942) is a Japanese racewalker. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics…
Kazuo Saito (斎藤 和夫, Saitō Kazuo; born 26 June 1942) is a Japanese racewalker. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.