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Yonetaro Nakazawa
1903-09-26 – 1984-02-05
Life & Legacy
Yonetaro Nakazawa (中沢 米太郎, Nakazawa Yonetarō; September 26, 1903 – February 5, 1984) was 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.
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.
Occupation & Career
pole vaulter, decathlete, educator
Education
Tokyo University of Education
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Tokyo University of Education
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q16073474 — wikidata View source
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