Itaro Nakajima
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Itaro•Nakajima |
| Used name | Itaro•Nakajima |
| Original name | 中島•亥太郎 |
| Born | 13 March 1911 in Gotemba, Shizuoka (JPN) |
| Died | 20 May 1993 |
| Measurements | 160 cm / 61 kg |
| Affiliations | Waseda University, Tokyo (JPN) |
| NOC |  Japan |
Biography
While attending Waseda University Itaro Nakajima improved the Japanese record in the 400 metres six times between 1930 and 1933. Interestingly, he only took part in the 200 metres and both relays – 4x100 and 4x400 – at the 1932 Olympics. Nakajima never won an individual title at the Japanese Championships, but did win two in relays: 4x100 in 1929 and 4x400 in 1933. In 1992, in the last year of his life, he published Telling an Old-Fashioned Story: An Essay on Sprinting.
Personal Bests: 100 – 10.7 (1933); 200 – 21.3s (1921); 400 – 49.0 (1932).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Athletics | JPN |
Itaro Nakajima | |||
| 200 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 h1 r2/4 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Japan | 5 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Japan | 5 |