Yoshinori Sakai
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Yoshinori Sakai at the 1964 Olympics
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| Born | August 6, 1945 Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan |
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| Died | September 10, 2014 (aged 69) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Sport | Sprint running | ||||||||||||
| Club | Waseda University | ||||||||||||
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Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則 Sakai Yoshinori?, August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Biography
Sakai was born on the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He was chosen for the role to symbolize Japan's postwar reconstruction and peace. At the time he was a member of Waseda University's running club. The nineteen-year-old was coached in the ceremonial duty by Teruji Kogake, a triple jump world record-holder turned coach.[1] He never actually competed in the Olympics.
After the Olympic games, he won a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay and a silver in the 400 m at the 1966 Asian Games. He joined Fuji Television in 1968 as a journalist and worked mainly in the fields of news and sports.[2]
He died of cerebral bleeding in Tokyo on September 10, 2014.[3]
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| Preceded by | Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer Tokyo 1964 |
Succeeded by Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo |
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