Uh, Sueo

Sueo Oe ( Japanese 大江 季 雄 O: e Sueo , August 2, 1914 - December 24, 1941 ) - Japanese athlete, Olympic medalist.

Sueo Oe
general information
Original name
Date and place of birth	August 2, 1914 ( 1914-08-02 ) Maizuru Kyoto Prefecture , Japan Empire
Date and Place of Death	December 24, 1941 ( 1941-12-24 ) (27 years old) Luzon Island, Philippines
Citizenship	Japan
Personal records
Pole	4 m 35 cm
International medals
Olympic Games Bronze Berlin 1936 Pole vaulting

Sueo Oe was born in 1914 in Maizuru , Kyoto Prefecture ; graduated from Keio University .

In 1936, Sueo Oe took part in the Olympic Games in Berlin . When it was decided that Earl Meadows from the USA would become the champion in pole vaults, and Shuhei Nishida and Sueo Oe were to compete for second place, the two Japanese athletes refused to compete among themselves, and it was decided by lot that Nishida would receive a silver medal, and Oe - bronze (these pole vault competitions were included in the Olympia documentary filmed by Leni Riefenstahl ).

Sueo Oe died at the beginning of the Pacific War during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines .