Nobuyoshi Sadanaga
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 7 February 1929 Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Died | 11 February 2003 (aged 74) Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | Marathon |
Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (貞永 信義, Sadanaga Nobuyoshi; 7 February 1929 – 11 February 2003) was a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture
At the age of 19, he took up track and field after being overtaken just before finishing his section in a relay race for the Youth Association, and was so upset that he decided to take up track and field. In 1950 , he joined Kanebo and joined the Kanebo Track and Field Team (now the Kao Track and Field Team).
In 1957, he won the 6th Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon . In 1958, he won a bronze medal in the marathon at the Asian Games in Tokyo, and in the 12th Asahi International Marathon, which was held in Tochigi Prefecture , he overtook Veikko Karvonen of Finland, who had won the race three years earlier, in a close race at the finish line , winning his first race in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 1 second .
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nobuyoshi Sadanaga Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2017.