南部忠平 (chuhei nambu) (田径 日本)
los angeles, olympic stadium, august 1932: chuhei nambu of japan, gold medallist, in action in the athletics triple jump event during the games of the x olympiad.
born: 27 may 1904
deceased: 23 july 1997
birthplace: sapporo (japan)
nationality: japan
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
amsterdam 1928
los angeles 1932
olympic medals:
gold: 1
bronze: 1
other results:
far east championships
gold: 1 (30)
silver: 2 (25)
bronze: 3 (25, 27, 30)
learning his technique from animals
chuhei nambu participated in three events at the 1928 amsterdam games. he placed ninth in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump, and he ran a leg for japan's 4x100m relay team. by the time of the 1932 olympics, nambu was the reigning world record holder in the long jump.
however, at the los angeles games he was bothered by a sore back and placed third. two days later he entered the triple jump and finished first, setting a world record and achieving the rare distinction of holding the world record in both horizontal jump events.
a native of sapporo in northern japan, nambu tried to practice indoors during the winter. in fact, he was banned from local department stores because he would do his workouts by weaving among the customers while running up and down the stairs. nambu honed his technique by studying the world around him.
to learn how to run, he watched horses. to learn how to leap, he watched frogs and monkeys. to learn how to move his arms, he watched the wheels of trains. after retiring from competition, nambu worked as a sports editor for mainichi shimbun, served as head athletics coach for japan at the 1964 tokyo olympics, and worked as a college professor and president.
生日：1904年5月27日
逝世：1997年7月23日
出生地：北海道，日本
国籍: 日本
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会
1932年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 1枚
铜牌 1枚
其他成绩:
远东锦标赛
金牌1 枚 1930年
银牌2 枚 1925年
铜牌3 枚 1925年1927年1930年
从动物身上学习技术
南部忠平1904年5月27日出生于日本的北海道，自幼爱好体育运动，擅长跳远和三级跳远。1928年荷兰阿姆斯特丹夏季奥运会，南部忠平参加了三个项目的比赛，在跳远比赛中名列第九，在三级跳中名列第四，此外，他还代表日本队参加了4x100米接力。1932年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会时，南部忠平已经是跳远项目世界纪录保持者。但是在洛杉矶，因为受到背部伤痛的困扰，南部忠平只获得跳远比赛的第三名。两天后，他又参加了三级跳的决赛，打破世界纪录，并获得奥运金牌，成为在这跳远的两个项目中都创造世界纪录的运动员。南部忠平从生活中学习田径技术：为了学习如何跑，他观察马的运动姿势；为了提高跳跃能力，他观察青蛙和猴子的跳跃；为了提高手臂的摆动，他观察火车车轮的运动。在退役之后，南部忠平一度在大阪的每日新闻社工作，在1964年成为日本田径队教练，他后来担任过日本一个大学教授。并成为一个学院院长。为了表彰他作为奥运会冠军和优秀田径教练员对世界田径运动作出的贡献，1983年国际奥委会向他颁发了银质奥林匹克勋章。