Hiroomi_Yamada

Hiroomi Yamada

Hiroomi Yamada

Japanese long jumper

Hiroomi Yamada (山田 宏臣, Yamada Hiroomi, 4 March 1942 – 21 October 1981) was a Japanese long jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Yamada was the first Asian to jump eight metres, doing so with a leap 8.01 at Odawara on June 7, 1970.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroomi Yamada". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    Career Statistics of Yamada
  3. [3]
    Personal best jumps over 7.82 metres (accessed July July 17, 2013)
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