Teruji Kogake was a Japanese triple jumper and sports administrator.
14 Facts About Teruji Kogake
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Teruji Kogake set a low-altitude world record in the triple jump in 1956 at the Japanese Olympic Trials, and finished eighth at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics while having an ankle injury.
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Teruji Kogake retired early from the sport and became the track and field coach for the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations, leading teams to the Olympics from 1964 to 1992.
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Teruji Kogake later became the vice president of both the JAAF and the Japanese Olympic Committee.
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Teruji Kogake was decorated with a third class Order of the Rising Sun in 2005 for his contribution to athletics in Japan.
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Teruji Kogake graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo and continued to practice the event.
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Teruji Kogake's success came with a penalty in the form of an ankle injury which impeded his performance at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
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Teruji Kogake was the track and field coach for the Japanese team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and went on to coach at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Teruji Kogake became a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee in 1983.
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Teruji Kogake became the vice-president of the JAAF in 1995 and held the same position at the JOC from 1999 to 2003.
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Teruji Kogake acted as the head of the delegation at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.
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Teruji Kogake was honoured at the Imperial Palace in 2005 by being awarded a third class Order of the Rising Sun.
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Teruji Kogake was made the Honorary Vice President of the JAAF.
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Teruji Kogake died of liver failure at a Tokyo hospital on May 9,2010.