Takanori Yoshioka

Japanese: 吉岡隆徳 - よしおかたかのり
Takanori Yoshioka

A famous runner known as the "Super Express of Dawn." Born in Oike, Nishihama Village, Hikawa County, Shimane Prefecture (now Izumo City). The tenth child of a family of Shinto priests, he was adopted into the Yoshioka family after graduating from elementary school. He graduated from Shimane Normal School and went on to Tokyo Higher Normal School. At the 1932 (Showa 7) Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he placed 6th in the 100m track and field race. A Japanese man who was just 160cm tall, he took the lead up to 60m against big men. While the winner, Eddie Tolan (USA), was known as the "Midnight Super Express" for his powerful run wearing a Japanese flag headband, Tolan was called the "Super Express of Dawn." This was also due to his outstanding starting sense. After his retirement, his pupils included Hideo Iijima and Ikuko Yoda, but his Japanese record of 10.3 seconds (tied the world record) set in 1935 was broken by Iijima 29 years later. In 1978 (Showa 53), he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon.

[Tsuneo Ishii]

"My Life in a Straight Line" (1979, Nihon Keizai Shimbun)"The Super Express of Dawn - The Story of Takanori Yoshioka" by Jun Henmi (2001, Matsue Imai Shoten)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

「暁の超特急」とよばれた名ランナー。島根県簸川(ひかわ)郡西浜村大池(現、出雲(いずも)市)生まれ。神職の家の10番目の子供で、小学校卒業後、吉岡家の養子となった。島根師範から東京高等師範学校を卒業。1932年(昭和7)のオリンピック・ロサンゼルス大会で、陸上100メートルで6位に入賞した。160センチメートルそこそこの日本人が、大男たちを相手に60メートルまでトップを奪った。日の丸の鉢巻をしての力走で、優勝したエディー・トーラン(アメリカ)が「深夜の超特急」と称されたのに対し、「暁の超特急」とよばれた。スタートセンスが抜群だったことにもよる。引退後のまな弟子には飯島秀雄、依田郁子(よだいくこ)らがいるが、1935年にマークした10秒3の日本記録(世界タイ記録)は29年後に飯島によって破られた。1978年(昭和53)紫綬(しじゅ)褒章受章。

[石井恒男]

『『わが人生一直線』(1979・日本経済新聞社)』『辺見じゅん著『暁の超特急――吉岡隆徳ものがたり』(2001・松江今井書店)』

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