Yoshio Okita (Japanese: 沖田 芳夫, March 28, 1903 – April 28, 2001) was a Japanese track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games. He competed in the hammer and discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 30th, respectively.[1] He also attended the 1932 and 1936 Olympics as a field coach for the Japanese athletics team.[2] In 1993 Okita took part in the World Masters Athletics Championships. Being the sole hammer throw competitor in the over 90 years age group he won the event with a result of 12.1 m.[3]
yoshio, okita, japanese, 沖田, 芳夫, march, 1903, april, 2001, japanese, track, field, athlete, gold, medal, discus, throw, 1927, eastern, championship, games, competed, hammer, discus, throw, 1928, summer, olympics, placed, 15th, 30th, respectively, also, attende. Yoshio Okita Japanese 沖田 芳夫 March 28 1903 April 28 2001 was a Japanese track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games He competed in the hammer and discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 30th respectively 1 He also attended the 1932 and 1936 Olympics as a field coach for the Japanese athletics team 2 In 1993 Okita took part in the World Masters Athletics Championships Being the sole hammer throw competitor in the over 90 years age group he won the event with a result of 12 1 m 3 Yoshio OkitaOkita at the 1932 OlympicsPersonal informationBornMarch 28 1903Hiroshima JapanDiedApril 28 2001 aged 98 SportCountry JapanSportAthleticsEvent s Discus throw hammer throwClubWaseda Athletic ClubAchievements and titlesPersonal best s DT 41 22 m 1927 HT 46 51 m 1929 1 Medal record Far Eastern Championship Games1923 Osaka Discus throw1925 Manila Discus throw1927 Shanghai Discus throw1930 Tokyo Discus throwReferences edit a b Yoshio Okita sports reference com Okita waseda jp World Masters Athletics Hammer wellingtonmastersathletics org nz nbsp This biographical article relating to Japanese athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoshio Okita amp oldid 1201194845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
