Hideo Iijima

Hideo Iijima

Hideo Iijima at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1944-01-01) January 1, 1944 Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint running, baseball
Medal record Representing Japan Asian Games 1962 Jakarta 200 m 1962 Jakarta 4×100 m 1966 Bangkok 100 m Summer Universiade 1965 Budapest 100 m

Hideo Iijima (飯島 秀雄, born January 1, 1944) is a retired Japanese sprint runner and professional baseball player. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, but was eliminated in semifinals on all occasions. At the 1968 Games he ran his personal best in all competitions (10.24–10.34 seconds depending on the wind).

After the 1968 Olympics Iijima became a professional baseball player. He retired in 1971 and for one year worked as a baseball coach. He later ran a sporting goods store in his native Mito.