Yasuharu Furuta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameYasuharu•Furuta
Used nameYasuharu•Furuta
Original name古田•康治
Born11 September 1914 in Nogata, Fukuoka (JPN)
Died8 May 2008 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

From Kansai University, Furuta Yasuharu competed in the men’s 110 metre hurdles at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but only placed last in the first heat. In 1946 he won the national championship in the triple jump, the first after World War II. Furuta later served as a board member of the Japan Athletics Federation.

Personal Best: 110H – 15.6 (1936).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Yasuharu Furuta
110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 6 h1 r1/3