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Chūhei Nambu (南部 忠平, Nanbu Chūhei, May 27, 1904 – July 23, 1997) was a Japanese track and field athlete. As of 2020, he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump. Biography. The first results known for Nambu are from the mid-1920s.
Jul 23, 1997 · In Los Angeles he won medals in the triple jump (gold) and long jump (bronze), finishing fifth with the sprint relay. He was the first athlete to simultaneously hold the world records in the long and triple jump. His long jump record of 7.98 metres stood for almost 40 years as a national best.
Chuhei Nambu participated in three events at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He placed ninth in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump, and he ran a leg for Japan's 4x100m relay team.
Chuhei NAMBU | Profile | World Athletics. Country. Japan. Born. 04 MAY 1904. Athlete Code. 14352380. Follow me. Honours Summary. 1 x Olympic champion. 1 x Olympic Games Bronze medallist. 2 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. 2 x World Records in career. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression. Honours. Legend. * Not legal. Top 10.
Chūhei Nambu of Japan won gold with a world record breaking jump. It was Japan's second consecutive gold medal in the men's triple jump; Japan also became the third nation (after the United States and Sweden) to have two medalists in the event in the same Games as Kenkichi Oshima took bronze.
Among the most notable new records established in Los Angeles was the one set in the triple jump jump by Japan’s Chūhei Nambu. Nambu was entered for three events in in 1932, the long jump – in which he was already the world record holder - and the triple jump and 4x100m relay.
Chūhei Nambu (南部 忠平, Nanbu Chūhei, May 27, 1904 – July 23, 1997) was a Japanese track and field athlete. [3] As of 2020 [update], he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump.
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