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Mikio Oda was born on 30 March, 1905 in Kaita, Hiroshima, Japan, is a Japanese athlete (1905–1998). Discover Mikio Oda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 30 March 1905
Birthday 30 March
Birthplace Kaita, Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death December 2, 1998.
Died Place Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Mikio Oda Height, Weight & Measurements

At 93 years old, Mikio Oda height is 1.67 m and Weight 65 kg.

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Height 1.67 m
Weight 65 kg
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Mikio Oda Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mikio Oda worth at the age of 93 years old? Mikio Oda’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. He is from Japan. We have estimated Mikio Oda's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Mikio Oda (織田 幹雄) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist.

He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event.

Oda was born in Kaita, Hiroshima Prefecture.

1923

At the age of 17, he set a new Japanese record for the triple jump at the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games held in Osaka, and also won the long jump and high jump events.

1924

He was selected as a member of the Japanese Olympic team for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, participating in all three events.

However, he failed to reach the semifinals in the long jump and high jump, and placed sixth in the triple jump competition.

1928

On his return to Japan, he enrolled at Waseda University, but returned to compete in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Although he again did not reach the semifinals in the long jump and high jump, he won the triple jump event with a result of 15.21 meters, becoming the first Japanese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.

1931

In 1931, Oda graduated from Waseda University and was employed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

On 27 October of the same year, he established a new world record for the triple jump of 15.58 meters.

1932

Oda served as coach and captain of the Japanese athletics team at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

1948

Upon retirement from competitive athletics, he focused his efforts on sports administration, becoming a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee in 1948 and later taking part in the IAAF's technical committee.

1952

He also served as coach for the Japanese athletics team at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki and the 1954 Asian Games in Manila.

1964

During the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the Olympic flag was raised to a height of exactly 15.21 meters, to pay respect to Oda's achievement 36 years earlier.

Oda field, a 400-meter running track in Yoyogi built for the 1964 Olympics, was named after Oda.

1965

He became a professor at Waseda University from 1965.

1967

His sporting achievements were recognized with the creation of the Mikio Oda Memorial International Amateur Athletic Game, an annual track and field competition that has been held since 1967.

1976

In 1976, Oda was awarded the Olympic Order, the highest award of the Olympic Movement.

1988

In 1988, Oda was honored by the government as a Person of Cultural Merit, and in 1989, he was named honorary chairman of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.

In the final years of his life, Oda moved from his home at Aburatsubo in Yokosuka, Kanagawa to a nursing home in Kugenuma (Fujisawa, Kanagawa).

His grave is at the Buddhist temple of Tokei-ji in Kamakura.

2000

In 2000, Oda was posthumously chosen as the best Asian male athlete of the century by a panel of track and field experts.