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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1956 (1956-07-19) (age 68) Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kumamoto Prefectural Taragi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.41 (1982) 200 m: 20.81 (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.41 (1982)
- 200 metres – 20.81 (1982) - Former national record
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
- Japanese Championships
- 100 m: 1977, 1979
- 200 m: 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
References
- ^ "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
| Asian Athletics Champions in men's 200 metres | |
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture
- People from Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto
- Japanese male sprinters
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese athletics biography stubs