Kuniyoshi Sugioka

Kuniyoshi Sugioka
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1942-02-10) 10 February 1942
Tokyo, Japan
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
high jump
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1962 JakartaHigh jump
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1965 BudapestHigh jump

Kuniyoshi Sugioka (杉岡 邦由, Sugioka Kuniyoshi; born 10 February 1942) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed at four Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

Sugioka participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Sugioka won the British AAA Championships title at the 1962 AAA Championships[3] and 1963 AAA Championships.[4]

He returned to Britain for the 1970 AAA Championships and finished runner-up behind fellow Japanese athlete Hidehiko Tomizawa.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kuniyoshi Sugioka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tulloch the Triumphant". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 15 July 1962. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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