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Chūhei Nambu

1904 - 1997

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Chūhei Nambu (南部 忠平, Nanbu Chūhei; May 27, 1904 – July 23, 1997) was a Japanese track and field athlete. As of 2024, he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chūhei Nambu is the 673rd most popular athlete (up from 701st in 2019), the 1,235th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,270th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chūhei Nambu ranks 673 out of 6,025. Before him are Eva Janko, George Simpson, Yrjö Nikkanen, Bob Schul, Ervin Mészáros, and Frederick Moloney. After him are Tore Sjöstrand, Charles Bacon, Arnie Robinson, Rita Kühne, Jay Cutler, and Hans Günter Winkler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Chūhei Nambu ranks 227. Before him are Valentín González, Bill Brandt, Abraham Alikhanov, Giuliano Bonfante, Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, and Attila Petschauer. After him are Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Tita Merello, J. R. D. Tata, Jimmy McGrory, Käthe von Nagy, and Vladimir Kokkinaki. Among people deceased in 1997, Chūhei Nambu ranks 203. Before him are Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Corneliu Baba, Arthur Machado, Kathy Acker, Luigi Cantone, and Juzo Itami. After him are Ivan Yarygin, Robert Pinget, Tete Montoliu, Roger Marche, Voldemar Väli, and Bobby Helms.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Chūhei Nambu ranks 1,235 out of 6,245. Before him are Yōko Ogawa (1962), Sunao Tawara (1873), Michiko Matsuda (1966), Juzo Itami (1933), Shinichi Kawano (1969), and Damo Suzuki (1950). After him are Koji Kondo (1961), Sadakazu Tanigaki (1945), Peter Takeo Okada (1941), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Shirase Nobu (1861), and Shinji Kagawa (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Chūhei Nambu ranks 5. Before him are Shizo Kanakuri (1891), Naoto Tajima (1912), Mikio Oda (1905), and Sueo Ōe (1914). After him are Noboru Terada (1917), Isao Okano (1944), Shuhei Nishida (1910), Kinue Hitomi (1907), Hiroshi Suzuki (1933), Masanori Yusa (1915), and Masaru Furukawa (1936).

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