Saburo Hasumi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSaburo (-Hiroshi)•Hasumi
Used nameSaburo•Hasumi
Original name蓮見•三郎 (-宏)
Born23 January 1896
AffiliationsNippon Dental University, Chiyoda (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Saburo Hasumi was a Japanese track and field athlete and a dentist. While Hasumi was studying at the Nippon Dental University he competed in athletics as a middle-distance runner where he was selected as part of the Japanese delegation for the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics. At the Antwerpen Games he ran in the 800 metres and the 1,500 metres but did not advance from the heats in either race. He was also scheduled to run in the 5,000 metres but did not start the event.

Hasumi later became an executive of the Japanese Athletics Federation, serving as the head coach of the athletics team at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. He graduated from the Nippon Dental University, becoming a dentist at his own practice in Saitama. By 1942 Hasumi had become the Vice-President of the Saitama Prefectural Dental Association.

Personal Bests: 800 – 2:02.2 (1921); 1500 – 4:25.0 (1920).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Saburo Hasumi
800 metres, Men (Olympic) 6 h1 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) 6 h4 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS