Hiroomi Yamada Explained

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 eight metres, doing so with a leap 8.01 at Odawara on June 7, 1970.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/hiroomi-yamada-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20110831164141/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/hiroomi-yamada-1.html . dead . 31 August 2011 . 19 May 2012 .
2. http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/294112 Career Statistics of Yamada
3. http://www.athlestats2010.izihost.com/Files/men_long_jump_at.pdf Personal best jumps over 7.82 metres