Hideo Iijima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hideo Iijima

Olympic athlete

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1944

Place of Birth: Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Profession: sprinter, baseball player, athletics competitor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hideo Iijima (?? ??, Iijima Hideo, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player.
He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions.
At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player.
He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach.
He later ran a sporting goods store in his native Mito.