Hideo Iijima
Hideo Iijima at the 1964 Olympics | |
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Born | (1944-01-01) January 1, 1944 (age 80) Mito, Ibaraki, Japan |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprint running, baseball |
Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, Iijima Hideo, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions. At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).[1]
After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.[2]
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Summer Universiade champions in men's 100 metres
- 1959: Livio Berruti (ITA)
- 1961–1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
- 1965: Hideo Iijima (JPN)
- 1967: Gaoussou Koné (CIV)
- 1970: Siegfried Schenke (GDR)
- 1973: Juris Silovs (URS)
- 1975: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1977: Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1979: Mike Roberson (USA)
- 1981: Mel Lattany (USA)
- 1983–1985: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1987: Lee McRae (USA)
- 1989: Andre Cason (USA)
- 1991: Michael Bates (USA)
- 1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR)
- 1995: David Oaks (USA)
- 1997: Vincent Henderson (USA)
- 1999: André da Silva (BRA)
- 2001: Marcus Brunson (USA)
- 2003: Chris Lambert (GBR)
- 2005: Hu Kai (CHN)
- 2007: Simeon Williamson (GBR)
- 2009: Rolando Palacios (HON)
- 2011: Jacques Harvey (JAM)
- 2013: Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)
- 2015: Akani Simbine (RSA)
- 2017: Yang Chun-han (TPE)
- 2019: Paulo André de Oliveira (BRA)
- 2021: Kadrian Goldson (JAM)
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