Yonetaro Nakazawa
 Yonetaro Nakazawa at the 1928 Olympics | |
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| Born | 26 September 1903 |
| Died | 5 February 1984 (aged 80)[1] |
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| Sport | Decathlon, pole vaulting |
Yonetaro Nakazawa (中沢 米太郎, Nakazawa Yonetarō, 26 September 1903 – 5 February 1984) is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the pole vault and decathlon and finished in sixth and 22nd place, respectively. He was the flag bearer for Japan at those Olympics.[2]
He also competed for Japan at the Far Eastern Championship Games (a forerunner to the Asian Games) and was the winner of the pole vault competition in 1923 in Osaka and again in 1927.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan WHO was WHO 物故者事典 1983-1987", pg. 438
- ^ Yonetaro Nakazawa. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.
- ^ Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
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