is a Japanese

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and the

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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1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japanese male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture Universiade bronze medalists for Japan Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub