Gensabulo Noguchi
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![]() Noguchi in 1920 | |
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Born | August 24, 1888 |
Died | March 16, 1967 | (aged 78)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
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Personal best | 3755 (1920)[1] |
Gensabulo Noguchi (野口 源三郎, Noguchi Gensaburō, August 24, 1888 – March 16, 1967) was a Japanese decathlete and educator.[2] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished in 12th place.[1] Noguchi was also the flag bearer for Japan at those games.[3] He later was a professor of physical education at such universities as the Tokyo University of Education (now Tsukuba University) and Saitama University, contributing to the development of school athletics in Japan.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gensabulo Noguchi Archived September 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Gensabulo Noguchi". Olympedia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Flagbearers for Japan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Noguchi Gensaburō". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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- 1888 births
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- Japanese decathletes
- Japanese male pole vaulters
- Olympic decathletes
- Olympic athletes for Japan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- 20th-century Japanese educators
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