Takayoshi Kawagoe

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTakayoshi•Kawagoe
Used nameTakayoshi•Kawagoe
Original name川越•孝悦
Born4 August 1949
Died19 December 2021 (aged 72 years 4 months 15 days)
Measurements175 cm / 69 kg
NOC Japan

Biography

Takayoshi Kawagoe was a Japanese track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. Kawagoe was a two-time national champion in the event, winning his first title in 1972. The same year he competed at the München Olympics but failed to advance from the qualification group, after falling way short of the 7.80 metres required to advance to the final. In 1974 he won his second national title and won silver at the Asian Games in Tehran.

Personal Best: LJ – 7.87 (1971).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Takayoshi Kawagoe
Long Jump, Men (Olympic) 28 r1/2

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