Susumu Takano Explained

Susumu Takano
Birth Place:	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height:	1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:	69kg (152lb)
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	Sprints
Universityteam:	Tokai University
Retired:	January 1996
Coaching:	Tokai University Track and Field Club
Pb:	200 m: 20.74 (Kofu 1986) 400 m: 44.78 (Tokyo 1991) NR

is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Personal bests

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
200 m	20.74 s	-0.4 m/s	Kofu, Japan	15 October 1986
400 m	44.78 s		Tokyo, Japan	16 June 1991	Japan's record

Records

• 200 metres
  • Former Japanese record holder - 20.74 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) (Kofu, 15 October 1986)
• 300 metres
  • Former Japanese record holder - 32.97 s (Chiba, 11 September 1988)
• 400 metres
  • Current Japanese record holder - 44.78 s (Tokyo, 16 June 1991)
  • Former Japanese university record holder - 45.85 s (Walnut, 25 July 1984)
• 4 × 100 m relay
  • Former Japanese record holder - 38.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Seoul, 1 October 1988)
• 4 × 400 m relay
  • Former Japanese record holder - 3:01.26 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 31 August 1991)

with Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, and Koji Kurihara

with Koichi Konakatomi, Takahiro Watanabe, and Koji Ito

International competition record

Representing
1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India		200 m
				400 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	(qf)	400 m
			(sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.11 (relay leg: 4th)
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	(sf)	400 m
			(sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.73 (relay leg: 1st)
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea		400 m	NR
				4 × 400 m relay	3:02.33 (relay leg: 4th) AR
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	(qf)	400 m
			(sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.86 (relay leg: 4th)
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	(sf)	400 m	NR
			(sf)	4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 4th) NR
			(sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.80 (relay leg: 4th)
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain		4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 2nd)^[2]
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China		200 m	(wind: -1.6 m/s)
				4 × 100 m relay	(relay leg: 2nd)
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan		400 m
			(h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.26 (relay leg: 2nd) NR
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain		400 m
			(h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.35 (relay leg: 2nd)

National championships

He has won the individual national championship 8 times.

• 1 win in the 200 metres (1983)
• 7 wins in the 400 metres (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992)

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/susumu-takano-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/susumu-takano-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 May 2012.
2. Representing Asia