Takayoshi Yoshioka

Personal information
Born	June 2, 1909 Nishihama,Shimane, Japan
Died	May 5, 1984(1984-05-05) (aged 74) Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Sprint running
Medal record Far Eastern Championship Games 1927 Shanghai 100 m 1927 Shanghai 200 m 1930 Tokyo 100 m 1930 Tokyo 200 m 1934 Manila 100 m 1934 Manila 200 m

Takayoshi Yoshioka (吉岡 隆徳,Yoshioka Takayoshi, June 2, 1909 – May 5, 1984) was a Japanese sprinter who in 1935 jointly held the 100 m world record at 10.3 seconds. Four other men had clocked 10.3 s in 1935 or earlier, and Takayoshi was the only Asian person among them. He competed in various sprint events at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and finished sixth in the 100 m in 1932.^[1] In retirement Yoshioka worked as an athletics coach.

• World Record progression 100 m men

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