Susumu Takano (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.
200 metresFormer Japanese record holder - 20.74 s (wind: -0.4 m/s) (Kofu, 15 October 1986)300 metresFormer Japanese record holder - 32.97 s (Chiba, 11 September 1988)400 metresCurrent 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 relayFormer Japanese record holder - 38.90 s (relay leg: 4th) (Seoul, 1 October 1988)4×400 m relayFormer Japanese record holder - 3:01.26 s (relay leg: 2nd) (Tokyo, 31 August 1991)a with Shinji Aoto, Kenji Yamauchi, and Koji Kurihara
b with Koichi Konakatomi, Takahiro Watanabe, and
Koji ItoHe has won 8 times the individual national championship.
1 wins in the 200 metres (1983)7 wins in the 400 metres (1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992) 
