Takao Sakamoto

Takao Sakamoto
Personal information
Born19 December 1958
Gunma, Japan
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhigh jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Japan
Asian Championships
1979 Tokyo High jump
1981 Tokyo High jump
1985 Jakarta High jump

Takao Sakamoto (阪本 孝男, Sakamoto Takao; born 19 December 1958) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sakamoto won the British AAA Championships title twice, at the 1979 AAA Championships[2] and the 1982 AAA Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takao Sakamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.