Naoto Tajima
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 Naoto Tajima (left) with Jesse Owens (middle) and Luz Long (right) |
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| Gold | 1936 Berlin | Triple jump | |
| Bronze | 1936 Berlin | Long jump | |
Naoto Tajima (田島直人 Tajima Naoto?) (born August 15, 1912 – died December 4, 1990) was a Japanese athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He won a gold medal in the triple jump (setting a new world record in that event), and won a bronze medal in the long jump, behind Jesse Owens and Lutz Long.
Born in Iwakuni, Tajima graduated from Kyoto University just prior to competing in the Olympics. His gold medal was Japan's last Olympic track and field gold medal until Naoko Takahashi won the women's marathon in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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- Naoto Tajima's Olympic medals and stats
- Kyoto University showing an oak tree that Tajima brought back from Berlin.
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Preceded by Jack Metcalfe |
Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1936-08-06 – 1950-12-03 |
Succeeded by Adhemar da Silva |
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