| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Teruji•Kogake | |
| Used name | Teruji•Kogake | |
| Original name | 小掛•照二 | |
| Born | 18 December 1932 in Joge, Hiroshima |  JPN |
| Died | 9 May 2010 (aged 77 years 4 months 22 days) in Tokyo, Tokyo | JPN |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 68 kg | |
| Affiliations | Waseda University — Tokyo, Tokyo | JPN |
| NOC | Japan | JPN |
Teruji Kogake was ranked third in the world in the triple jump in 1954. In 1956 at the Japanese Olympic Trials, he soared 16.48 m, a low-altitude world-best and the second longest mark to date. He placed only eighth at the 1956 Olympics, but was world-ranked fourth for the year. He later became a coach and athletics administrator, serving as Vice-President of the Japanese Athletics Federation, Vice-President of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1999-2003, and as a member of the IAAF Veterans’ Committee (1995-2007). Kogake was awarded the Olympic Order in silver in 2002, and in 2005 was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.
Personal Best: TJ – 16.48 (1956).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | JPN |
Teruji Kogake | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Japan | |||||
| Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) | 8 |
