Gold medal	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics Men's triple jump
Bronze medal	1932 Los Angeles	Athletics Men's long jump

Chuhei Nambu (May 27, 1904 - July 23, 1997) was a Japanese athlete. As of 2004, he is the only athlete to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, United States. ... The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, United States. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... Officials watch as Salim Sdiri of France gives his all at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, step and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

The first results known for Nambu, born in Sapporo, are from the mid-1920s. He was a member of the Japanese Olympic team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, where he competed in three events. His best performance came in the triple jump, where he placed 4th, while his countryman Mikio Oda won the gold. In the long jump, he took 9th place, and he was eliminated with in the heats of the 4 x 100 m relay event. Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... During a relay race, members of a team take turns swimming or running (usually with a baton) parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. ...

Nambu's real breakthrough came in 1931. After improving his Japanese record a few times, he landed a long jump just two cm short of 8 m, a new world record. 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A centimetre (American spelling: centimeter, symbol: cm) is an SI unit of length. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ...

The next year, at the Los Angeles Games, he was one of the favourites for the Olympic titles in both horizontal jumps. Nambu was disappointed with his third place in the long jump, but took revenge in the triple jump final, held a few days after the long jump. His winning mark of 15,72 m meant a new world record. Thereby, Nambu became the first athlete to hold the world record in both horizontal jumps. He remained holder of both record until 1935, when he lost them to Jesse Owens (long jump) and Jack Metcalfe (triple jump). The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, United States. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader. ...

After his sportive career, Nambu became a sports journalist for Mainichi Shimbun. He also remained active in sports, being head coach for the Japanese Athletics Association, and acting as manager of the national team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. In 1992, he was awarded the Olympic Order in silver by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... The Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞 Mainichi Shinbun, lit. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ...

Chuhei Nambu died at age 93 of pneumonia in his hometown Osaka. Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflammation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... Osaka Castle, Ōsaka-jō Umeda district of Osaka Location in Japan Osaka City  listen? (大阪市; Ōsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ...