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Name
  
Hideo Iijima

Height
  
1.75 m

Weight
  
73 kg


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Born
  
January 1, 1944 (age 80) (
1944-01-01
)
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

Sport
  
Sprint running, baseball

Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions. At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).

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After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach. He later ran a sporting goods store in his native Mito.

References

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