Hideo Iijima
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]
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Born | Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | January 1, 1944||||||||||||||||||||||
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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After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.[2] He later ran a sporting goods store in his native Mito.
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
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