Keiji Ogushi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKeiji•Ogushi
Used nameKeiji•Ogushi
Original name大串•啓二
Born3 April 1934 in Shiroishi, Saga (JPN)
Died17 March 2020 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa (JPN)
Measurements173 cm / 63 kg
NOC Japan

Biography

Keiji Ogushi was a 400 metre hurdler who competed in that event at three Olympic Games – in 1956, 1960, and 1964. He also ran the 4x400 metre relay in 1956 and the 4x100 in 1960. He was a four-time medalist at the Asian Games, winning golds in the 1958 4x400 relay and the 1962 400 hurdles. Ogushi added a silver medal in the 1958 400 hurdles, and a bronze in the 1962 4x400.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 400 – 48.2 (1962); 400H – 51.2 (1964).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Keiji Ogushi
400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 3 h1 r1/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Japan 4 h2 r1/2
1960 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Keiji Ogushi
400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 3 h3 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Japan 5 h1 r2/3
1964 Summer Olympics Athletics JPN Keiji Ogushi
400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 5 h4 r1/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Japan DNS

Special Notes