| Native Name: | 大江 季雄 |
| Native Name Lang: | Ja |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Birth Date: | August 2, 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan |
| Death Place: | Luzon, Philippines |
| Height: | 1.72m (05.64feet) |
| Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Alma Mater: | Keio University |
was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, tying with his teammate Shuhei Nishida. When the two declined to compete against each other to decide a winner, Nishida was awarded the silver after a decision of the Japanese team, on the basis that Nishida had cleared the height in fewer attempts.[1] On their return to Japan, Nishida and Ōe had their Olympic medals cut in half, and had a jeweler splice together two new medals, half in bronze and half in silver.[2]
In 1937 Ōe set a national record at 4 m 35 cm that stood for 21 years. In 1939 he joined the Imperial Japanese Army and was killed in action in Luzon on December 24, 1941.[3] [4] [5] [6]