About Sasago Tani
Lived 1894 – 1956 (aged 62). Sasago Tani was a Japanese athletics competitor.
was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the 200 metres events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Tani was born in in the former Wake District (today Bizen City) of Okayama Prefecture. He graduated from Meiji University and worked for the Japanese Government Railways, among other jobs. By 1924 he had changed his surname to Tani. In November 1925, at the age of 31, he became the first Japanese sprinter to break the 11-second mark in the 100 metre dash. He died in 1956.
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Who was Sasago Tani?
sprinter (1894-1956)
When was Sasago Tani born?
Sasago Tani was born on 9 May 1894.
When did Sasago Tani die?
Sasago Tani died on 24 July 1956.
What was Sasago Tani's occupation?
Sasago Tani was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Sasago Tani?
Sasago Tani was Japanese.
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