The world’s first “pinch-running specialist athlete” track and field athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics will be featured in professional baseball! Iijima Hideo[Showa Professional Baseball]

Iijima Hideo joined Lotte as the world’s first specialist pin-runner after competing in the 100m run at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. We look back at his unique career and his challenges. We will deliver “how passionate baseball in that era” to people who were watching it in real time at the time, as well as to those of the younger generation who didn’t know about it. Please let us know your memories in the comments. Also, if you would like to subscribe to our channel, it will be encouraging. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhoXJpNPSzHQDAi-OeH4WA?sub_confirmation=1 #Tokyo Olympics #Showa Sports #Iijima Hideo #Lotte Orions #Pick-up Running Specialist #Japan Athletics and Field History #Mito City #Baseball History #Olympian[Chapta]00:00 Introduction to the Tokyo Olympics and Iijima Hideo 01:09 Boyhood in Mito and changing track and field 01:38 Meet Owada Minoru and record breaking 01:53 Olympic candidate athletes and coaching Yoshioka Takayuki 02:06 Waseda University and rocket start 02:19 Japanese record breaking and challenge at the Tokyo Olympics 02:51 Universiade victory and setbacks due to injury 03:34 Mexican Olympics and turning points in competitive life 03:43 Encounter with the professional baseball world and draft picks 04:28 Number 88 and special spikes 05:08 First appearance in professional and successful stolen bases 05:54 Years of first appearance and expanded popularity 06:04 Years of first year and participation in the Japan Series 06:36 Years of retirement and total record 07:31 Fukumoto Yutaka’s evaluation and pinch runners 08:09 Iijima’s presence has impacted the team 08:27 Activities after retirement and management of sports equipment stores in Mito 09:03 Official recognition of Japanese records and active as a starter 09:39 Carl Lewis’s relationship with world record race 09:46 Tokyo Olympics torch relay and present 09:57 Regrets and memorable presence of baseball challenge 10:22 Ending