Yoshihisa Ishida
Encyclopedia
is a retired male shot put
ter and hammer throw
er from Japan
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (70.54 metres) in the hammer throw event on 5 August 1972 in Sapporo.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter and hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from 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...
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (70.54 metres) in the hammer throw event on 5 August 1972 in Sapporo.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
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| 1966 | Asian Games Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |
Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | Shot put |
| 1967 | World Student Games Athletics at the 1967 Summer Universiade Athletics events were contested at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo, Japan.-Men’s events:-Women’s events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics... |
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1st | Hammer throw |
| 1968 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries.... |
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13th | Hammer throw |
| 1970 | Asian Games Athletics at the 1970 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics... |
Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | Hammer throw |
| 1972 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
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25th | Hammer throw |
| 1975 | Asian Championships 1975 Asian Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*... |
Seoul, South Korea | 1st | Hammer throw |
| 3rd | Shot put | |||