Hideo Iijima

Hideo Iijima

Hideo Iijima at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	January 1, 1944 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint running, baseball
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Asian Games 1962 Jakarta 200 m 1962 Jakarta 4×100 m 1966 Bangkok 100 m Summer Universiade 1965 Budapest 100 m

Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions. At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).^[1]

After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.^[2] He later ran a sporting goods store in his native Mito.

References

1. "Hideo Iijima". sports-reference. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
2. 1969年（昭44）　世界初の代走屋・飯島秀雄　デビュー戦で初盗塁. sponichi.co.jp