Takao Sakamoto

Takao Sakamoto
Personal information
Born19 December 1958
Gunma, Japan
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhigh jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Tokyo High jump
Silver medal – second place 1981 Tokyo High jump
Silver medal – second place 1985 Jakarta High jump

Takao Sakamoto (阪本 孝男, Sakamoto Takao; born 19 December 1958) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sakamoto won the British AAA Championships title twice, at the 1979 AAA Championships[2] and the 1982 AAA Championships.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takao Sakamoto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.