Kuniyoshi Sugioka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 10 February 1942 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | high jump |
Kuniyoshi Sugioka (杉岡 邦由, Sugioka Kuniyoshi; born 10 February 1942) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed at four Olympic Games.[1]
Biography
Sugioka participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
Sugioka won the British AAA Championships title at the 1962 AAA Championships[3] and 1963 AAA Championships.[4]
He returned to Britain for the 1970 AAA Championships and finished runner-up behind fellow Japanese athlete Hidehiko Tomizawa.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kuniyoshi Sugioka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.