Susumu Takano

Susumu Takano
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	21 May 1961 (age 60); Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
University team	Tokai University
Retired	January 1996
Now coaching	Tokai University Track and Field Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 20.74 (Kofu 1986); 400 m: 44.78 (Tokyo 1991) NR
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Men's athletics
Representing Japan
Asian Games

Susumu Takano (高野進, Takano Susumu, born 21 May 1961) is a Japanese former sprinter who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Personal bests[]

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
Outdoor
200 m	20.74 s	-0.4 m/s	Kofu, Japan	15 October 1986
400 m	44.78 s		Tokyo, Japan	16 June 1991	Japan's record

200 metres
- Former Japanese record holder - 20.74 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) (Kofu, 15 October 1986)
300 metres
- Former Japanese record holder - 32.97 s (Chiba, 11 September 1988)
400 metres
- Current Japanese record holder - 44.78 s (Tokyo, 16 June 1991)
- Former Japanese university record holder - 45.85 s (Walnut, 25 July 1984)
4 × 100 m relay
- Former Japanese record holder - 38.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Seoul, 1 October 1988)^[a]
4 × 400 m relay
- Former Japanese record holder - 3:01.26 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 31 August 1991)^[b]

^a with Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, and Koji Kurihara

^b with Koichi Konakatomi, Takahiro Watanabe, and Koji Ito

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India	6th	200 m	21.68
1982	Asian Games	New Delhi, India	1st	400 m	46.65
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	25th (qf)	400 m	47.06
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	13th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.11 (relay leg: 4th)
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	15th (sf)	400 m	45.88
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	15th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.73 (relay leg: 1st)
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	400 m	45.00 NR
1986	Asian Games	Seoul, South Korea	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.33 (relay leg: 4th) AR
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (qf)	400 m	45.81
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.86 (relay leg: 4th)
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	9th (sf)	400 m	44.90 NR
			8th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	38.90 (relay leg: 4th) NR
			8th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.80 (relay leg: 4th)
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	8th	4 × 100 m relay	39.32 (relay leg: 2nd)^[2]
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	1st	200 m	20.94 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
1990	Asian Games	Beijing, China	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.61 (relay leg: 2nd)
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	400 m	45.39
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.26 (relay leg: 2nd) NR
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	400 m	45.18
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.35 (relay leg: 2nd)

He has won the individual national championship 8 times.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susumu Takano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ Representing Asia