Super Express of Dawn - Akatsuki no Chotokkyuu

Japanese: 暁の超特急 - あかつきのちょうとっきゅう
Super Express of Dawn - Akatsuki no Chotokkyuu

…His 100m record of 10.3 seconds, which he set in 1935, was the Japanese record until Hideo Iijima broke it in 1964. He was called the "Super Express of the Dawn" because of his outstanding starting dash. He later became a teacher at Gakushuin, Hiroshima Higher Normal School, and Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Bullet Train of the Dawn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…35年に出した100m10秒3の記録は64年に飯島秀雄が破るまで日本記録であった。スタートダッシュが抜群のところから〈暁の超特急〉と呼ばれた。その後,学習院,広島高師,東京女子体育大で教職についた。…

※「暁の超特急」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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