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Japanese sprinter (1912–1983)

Kichizo Sasaki
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1912-03-10)10 March 1912
Died23 January 1983(1983-01-23) (aged 70)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Kichizo Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 吉蔵, Hepburn: Sasaki Kichizō, 10 March 1912 – 23 January 1983) was a Japanese sprinter. He was selected for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics but had to drop out because of an injury. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He later worked at the Japanese Ministry of Education and was the starter for the 100 meter finals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

References

  1. ^ "スポーツ" (in Japanese). Odate City Museum. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kichizo Sasaki Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
Japan Championships in Athletics men's 200 metres champions


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