was a Japanese

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. He competed at the

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

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* 1931 births 2016 deaths Japanese male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Japan Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Miyazaki Prefecture 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub