is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the

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, in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Personal bests

Records

*200 metres **Former Japanese record holder - 20.74 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) ( Kofu, 15 October 1986) *300 metres **Former Japanese record holder - 32.97 s (

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, 11 September 1988) *400 metres **Current Japanese record holder - 44.78 s (

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, 16 June 1991) **Former Japanese university record holder - 45.85 s (

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, 25 July 1984) *4 × 100 m relay **Former Japanese record holder - 38.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (

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, 1 October 1988) *4 × 400 m relay **Former Japanese record holder - 3:01.26 s (relay leg: 2nd) (

, 31 August 1991) : with Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, and Koji Kurihara : with Koichi Konakatomi, Takahiro Watanabe, and

Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter and Japan's fourth-fastest record holder of 100m sprint with a time of 10.00 seconds. He held the 100 metres Japanese national record between December 1998 and September 2017. He is a ...

International competition record

National championships

He has won the individual

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8 times. * 1 win in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

(1983) * 7 wins in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

(1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takano, Susumu 1961 births Living people People from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan Japan Championships in Athletics winners Tokai University alumni 20th-century Japanese people