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Toshio Toyota

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Toshio Toyota
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born19 July 1956 (1956-07-19) (age 68)[1]
Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan[1]
Alma materKumamoto Prefectural Taragi High School[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
Retired1987[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.41 (1982)
200 m: 20.81 (1982)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi 4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tokyo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Tokyo 200 m

Toshio Toyota (豊田 敏夫, Toyota Toshio, born 19 July 1956 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto) is a Japanese retired sprinter. He qualified for the 1980 Japan Olympic team but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[2][3] He was the gold medallist in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1981 Asian Championships and the first Japanese to run under 21 seconds with electronic timing in the 200 metres.[4]

Personal bests

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan and Asia (World Cup only)
1977 World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 6th 200 m 21.24 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1979 Asian Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 200 m 21.39
1981 Asian Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th 100 m 10.75
1st 200 m 20.99
1st 4×100 m relay 39.86 (relay leg: 2nd)
World Cup Rome, Italy 8th 200 m 21.39 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
7th 4×100 m relay 40.07 (relay leg: 1st)
1982 Asian Games New Delhi, India 2nd 200 m 21.13
3rd 4×100 m relay 39.97 (relay leg: 4th)

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "モスクワ五輪「幻の代表」陸上短距離・豊田敏夫さん、選手にエール (4/4ページ)". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "モスクワ五輪「幻の代表」陸上短距離・豊田敏夫さん、選手にエール (1/4ページ)". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ "モスクワ五輪「幻の代表」陸上短距離・豊田敏夫さん、選手にエール (3/4ページ)". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ "モスクワ五輪「幻の代表」陸上短距離・豊田敏夫さん、選手にエール (2/4ページ)". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 6 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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