Susumu Takano

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

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

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.
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