Takao Ito

Takao Ito (伊藤 高男, Itō Takao, born 5 November 1952) is a Japanese former ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[1]

Takao Itō
CountryJapan
Full name伊藤 高男
Born (1952-11-05) 5 November 1952
Hokkaido, Japan
World Cup career
Seasons1980
Indiv. starts1

Career

On 8 March 1973, at the official training of the 2nd FIS Ski Flying World Championships, he crashed at ski jumping world record distance at 176 metres (577 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[2][3]

He performed in World Cup only one time in his career, in the inaugural season at home in Sapporo where he took 9th place and three times at Four Hills Tournament with no visible success.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H
1973/74 N/A92
1974/75 N/A42
1976/77 N/A47
1979/80 80

Invalid ski jumping world record

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
8 March 1973   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 176 577

*Not recognized. Crashed at world record distance.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takao Ito Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. "Ito pri 176 m padel (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 March 1973.
  3. "Ito 176 m - s padcem (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 March 1973.
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