is a retired Japanese sprinter turned bobsledder who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. He is the first and only Japanese male athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games (As of 2020). During his athletics career he also competed at two World Indoor Championships, in 1989 and 1993. He was the former national record holder in the 100 metres and the first Japanese to run under 10.3 seconds. He is currently the deputy director of track and field club at Chukyo University.
Athletics career International competitions Representing 1986Asian Junior ChampionshipsJakarta, Indonesia2nd4 × 100 m relay40.461987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia3rd4 × 100 m relay39.571988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea8th (sf)4 × 100 m relay38.901989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (h)60 m6.76UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany(sf)100 m10.71— (h)4 × 100 m relayDQ1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain23rd (qf)100 m10.536th4 × 100 m relay38.771993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada28th (h)60 m6.87
National titles Japanese Championships 100 metres: 1989 4 × 100 metres relay: 1987
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.28 (+1.4 m/s, Tokyo 1988): Former national record
Indoor 60 metres – 6.76 (Budapest 1989)
Bobsleigh career International competitions YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPartnersTimeRun 1Run 2Run 3Representing 1998Olympic GamesNagano, Japan16thFour-manToshio WakitaYasuo NakamuraToshiya Onoda2:41.9754.0353.6654.28
References
External links
All-Athletics profile (archived) Rights Company profile