Susumu Takano

Susumu Takano

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	21 May 1961 (age 55) Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
University team	Tokai University
Retired	January 1996
Now coaching	Tokai University Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 20.74 (Kofu 1986) 400 m: 44.78 (Tokyo 1991) NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Japan Asian Games 1982 New Delhi 400 m 1986 Seoul 400 m 1986 Seoul 4×400 m relay 1990 Beijing 200 m 1990 Beijing 4×100 m relay

Susumu Takano (born 21 May 1961) 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)^[a]
• 4×400 m relay
  • Former Japanese record holder - 3:01.26 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 31 August 1991)^[b]

^a with Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, and Koji Kurihara

^b with Koichi Konakatomi, Takahiro Watanabe, and Koji Ito

International competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India	6th	200 m	21.68
			1st	400 m	46.65
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (qf)	400 m	47.06
			13rd (sf)	4×400 m relay	3:07.11 (relay leg: 4th)
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	15th (sf)	400 m	45.88
			15th (sf)	4×400 m relay	3:10.73 (relay leg: 1st)
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	400 m	45.00 NR
			1st	4×400 m relay	3:02.33 (relay leg: 4th) AR
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (qf)	400 m	45.81
			14th (sf)	4×400 m relay	3:04.86 (relay leg: 4th)
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	9th (sf)	400 m	44.90 NR
			8th (sf)	4×100 m relay	38.90 (relay leg: 4th) NR
			8th (sf)	4×400 m relay	3:03.80 (relay leg: 4th)
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	8th	4×100 m relay	39.32 (relay leg: 2nd)[2]
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	1st	200 m	20.94 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
			3rd	4×100 m relay	39.61 (relay leg: 2nd)
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	400 m	45.39
			7th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:01.26 (relay leg: 2nd) NR
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	400 m	45.18
			7th (h)	4×400 m relay	3:01.35 (relay leg: 2nd)

National championships

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.

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

References

1. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
2. Representing Asia

External links

• Susumu Takano profile at IAAF
• Susumu Takano profile at Sports Reference
• Susumu Takano on Twitter