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Koji Sakurai

Koji Sakurai
Koji Sakurai at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 February 1936
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportTriple jump
ClubWaseda University, Tokyo
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1962 Jakarta Triple jump
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1959 Turin Triple jump

Koji Sakurai (桜井 孝次, Sakurai Kōji; born 18 February 1936) is a Japanese retired triple jumper. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics with the best achievement of seventh place in 1956. His personal best was 16.18 m, set in 1963.[1]

Sakurai finished second behind fellow Japanese athlete Tomio Ota in the triple jump event at the British 1962 AAA Championships[2][3] and won the event at the 1963 AAA Championships.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Koji Sakurai". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.


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