was a Japanese pole vaulter who won gold medals at the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games. He placed sixth at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

, where he served as the flag bearer for Japan.Japan
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1920 births 2006 deaths Japanese male pole vaulters Olympic male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners Sportspeople from Gifu {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub