Personal information | |
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Native name | 大江 季雄 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | August 2, 1914 Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan |
Died | December 24, 1941 Luzon, Philippines | (aged 27)
Alma mater | Keio University [1] |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Medal record |
Sueo Ōe (大江 季雄, Ōe Sueo, August 2, 1914 – December 24, 1941) was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, tying with his teammate Shuhei Nishida. When the two declined to compete against each other to decide a winner, Nishida was awarded the silver after a decision of the Japanese team, on the basis that Nishida had cleared the height in fewer attempts. [2] On their return to Japan, Nishida and Ōe had their Olympic medals cut in half, and had a jeweler splice together two new medals, half in bronze and half in silver. [3]
In 1937 Ōe set a national record at 4 m 35 cm that stood for 21 years. In 1939 he joined the Imperial Japanese Army and was killed in action in Luzon on December 24, 1941. [1] [4] [5] [6]