Hideo Iijima at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1944-01-01) January 1, 1944 (age 80) Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprint running, baseball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, Iijima Hideo, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions. At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).
After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.
References
- "Hideo Iijima". sports-reference. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- 1969年(昭44) 世界初の代走屋・飯島秀雄 デビュー戦で初盗塁 Archived July 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sponichi.co.jp
World University Games champions in men's 100 metres | |
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