Hiroomi Yamada

Hiroomi Yamada (山田 宏臣, Yamada Hiroomi, 4 March 1942 – 21 October 1981) was a Japanese long jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Yamada was the first Asian to jump 8 metres, doing so with a leap 8.01 at Odawara on June 7, 1970.[2][3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroomi Yamada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. Career Statistics of Yamada
  3. Personal best jumps over 7.82 metres (accessed July July 17, 2013)


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