Kokichi Tsuburaya
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. He competed for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics
held in Tokyo
, Japan
, where he won the bronze medal, and was overtaken within the final 100 meters by Basil Heatley
of the UK.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Kokichi suffered from lumbago. On January 9, 1968, he committed suicide by cutting his external carotid artery
. He wrote in his suicide note, "I am too tired to run any more".
Kokichi was a 1st lieutenant
in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon. He competed for Japan in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
held in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, where he won the bronze medal, and was overtaken within the final 100 meters by Basil Heatley
Basil Heatley
Benjamin Basil Heatley was a British athlete, who mainly competed in the marathon. He was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire....
of the UK.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Kokichi suffered from lumbago. On January 9, 1968, he committed suicide by cutting his external carotid artery
External carotid artery
In human anatomy, the external carotid artery is a major artery of the head and neck. It arises from the common carotid artery when it bifurcates into the external and internal carotid artery.-Course:...
. He wrote in his suicide note, "I am too tired to run any more".
Kokichi was a 1st lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
The , or JGSDF, is the army of Japan. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Ground Self-Defense Force operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of ground staff is General Yoshifumi Hibako...
.