Yoshio Okita

Yoshio Okita

Okita at the 1932 Olympics
Personal information
Born	March 28, 1903 Hiroshima, Japan
Died	April 28, 2001 (aged 98)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, hammer throw
Club	Waseda Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	DT – 41.22 m (1927) HT – 46.51 m (1929)[1]
Medal record Far Eastern Championship Games 1923 Osaka Discus throw 1925 Manila Discus throw 1927 Shanghai Discus throw 1930 Tokyo Discus throw

Yoshio Okita (Japanese: 沖田 芳夫, March 28, 1903 – April 28, 2001) was a Japanese track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the discus throw at the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games. He competed in the hammer and discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics and placed 15th and 30th, respectively.^[1] He also attended the 1932 and 1936 Olympics as a field coach for the Japanese athletics team.^[2] In 1993 Okita took part in the World Masters Athletics Championships. Being the sole hammer throw competitor in the over 90 years age group he won the event with a result of 12.1 m.^[3]

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