Nanbu Chuhei

Japanese: 南部忠平 - なんぶちゅうへい
Nanbu Chuhei

A famous track and field athlete. Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Graduated from Waseda University. Placed 4th in the triple jump at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 (Showa 3). At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932, he won the triple jump with a new world record of 15.72 meters. He also placed 3rd in the long jump. A genius with a strong spring in his step, he set a Japanese record of 7.98 meters in the long jump in 1931 and received the Hermes Cup, but due to some mistake, he was not notified and only found out about it in 1963 (Showa 38) and had to accept it again. This Japanese record was not broken until 1970. He served as an executive of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and as president of Tottori Women's Junior College (now Tottori Junior College). In 1986, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon.

[Tsuneo Ishii]

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Japanese:

陸上競技の名選手。北海道札幌市出身。早稲田(わせだ)大学卒業。1928年(昭和3)のオリンピック・アムステルダム大会の三段跳びで4位入賞。32年のオリンピック・ロサンゼルス大会では、同種目に15メートル72の世界新記録を跳んで優勝。走幅跳びでも3位に入賞した。天才的なばねの持ち主で、1931年に走幅跳びで7メートル98の日本記録を出し、ヘルメス杯を受けたが、どうした手違いか、本人には通知がなく63年(昭和38)に本人が知って改めて受け取ることになったというエピソードがある。なお、この日本記録は70年まで破られなかった。日本陸上競技連盟役員のほか、鳥取女子短期大学(現鳥取短期大学)学長を務めた。61年紫綬(しじゅ)褒章を受章。

[石井恒男]

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