Hideo Iijima
![]() 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) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sprint running, baseball |
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).[1]
After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.[2]
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World University Games champions in men's 100 metres
- 1959:
Livio Berruti (ITA)
- 1961:
Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
- 1963:
Enrique Figuerola (CUB)
- 1965:
Hideo Iijima (JPN)
- 1967:
Gaoussou Koné (CIV)
- 1970:
Siegfried Schenke (GDR)
- 1973:
Juris Silovs (URS)
- 1975:
Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1977:
Silvio Leonard (CUB)
- 1979:
Mike Roberson (USA)
- 1981:
Mel Lattany (USA)
- 1983:
Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1985:
Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1987:
Lee McRae (USA)
- 1989:
Andre Cason (USA)
- 1991:
Michael Bates (USA)
- 1993:
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
- 1995:
David Oaks (USA)
- 1997:
Vincent Henderson (USA)
- 1999:
André da Silva (BRA)
- 2001:
Marcus Brunson (USA)
- 2003:
Chris Lambert (GBR)
- 2005:
Hu Kai (CHN)
- 2007:
Simeon Williamson (GBR)
- 2009:
Rolando Palacios (HON)
- 2011:
Jacques Harvey (JAM)
- 2013:
Anaso Jobodwana (RSA)
- 2015:
Akani Simbine (RSA)
- 2017:
Yang Chun-han (TPE)
- 2019:
Paulo André de Oliveira (BRA)
- 2021:
Kadrian Goldson (JAM)
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