, is a Japanese athlete from Tokyo. He holds the

Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

for running 100 meters on all four limbs, setting a best time of 15.71 seconds in the

Komazawa Olympic Park Komazawa Olympic Park (駒沢オリンピック公園) located on land in both Meguro and Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, is a sports facility that was constructed for the 1964 Summer Olympics. Approximately 90 per cent of the park's area is in Setagay ...

in Tokyo, 6 November 2015, shaving 0.15 seconds off the previous record of 15.86 seconds by Katsumi Tamakoshi. Before Tamakoshi's record, Ito also held the record of 16.87 seconds, set on 14 November 2013. He also held the record before that, having set a time of 17.47 seconds on 15 November 2012, and the record before that of 18.58 seconds in 2008. Ito spent nine years studying how animals like African patas monkeys move. He used to work as a janitor and mopped floors on all fours to practice his four-limbed running technique. As of 2016, he runs a company dealing in solar energy. He can be seen chasing a man in the "My Love Is My Disease" video by Australian band The Jezabels.

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