Chapter 1

Famous Chinese Coaches and Athletes

Chen Jiaquan (1938-2004), a Chinese track and field athlete and coach. He broke the Chinese 100-meter record six times, becoming the first to set the Chinese 100-meter record at 10 seconds (which was also the world record at the time). He was one of the five fastest runners in the world during the hand-timed era.

Yu Weili, Vice Coach of the National Track and Field Team. He was an athlete for the national team from December 1965 to the end of 1977, and became a coach for the national team in 1979. He has held positions such as head coach of the women's sprint team, men's sprint coach, and head coach. Under his guidance, athletes have broken the national records in the men's 200 meters, 400 meters, 4x100 meters relay, and 4x400 meters relay over ten times. His athletes have also broken Asian records three times, set multiple national records, and won numerous Asian Games and Asian Championships titles.

Chen Wenzhong, a former dominant figure in the 100 meters in China. In 1992, he broke the national record with a time of 10.24 seconds, and four years later, he improved it to 10.20 seconds. After retiring, Chen Wenzhong became the coach of the Guangxi sprint team and later served as a sprint coach for the national track and field team.

Chen Haijian, a national champion in the 100 meters. He won the bronze medal in the 100 meters at the Busan Asian Games, the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 15th Asian Athletics Championships, and the national championship in the 100 meters at the 2003 National Athletics Championships with a time of 10.17 seconds, tying the national record. He represented the national team at the Athens Olympics.

Shen Yunbao, the 100-meter champion at the 2002 National Athletics Championships and the bronze medalist in the 4x100 meters relay at the Asian Games. In 2003, he won the third place in the 60 meters at the Vienna International Indoor Athletics Championships and the first place in the 60 meters at the first leg of the National Indoor Athletics Championships.

Yang Yaogu, the national champion in the 200 meters. He won the bronze medal in the 200 meters at the Busan Asian Games and became the first Chinese male athlete to advance to the 200 meters semifinals at the Athens Olympics.

Yin Hanzhao, the men's 100-meter champion at the Ninth National Games. Pang Guibin, the men's 100-meter bronze medalist and 4x100 meters gold medalist at the Tenth National Games.

Hu Kai, the 100-meter and 200-meter champion at the 2004 National Athletics Grand Prix Finals, the men's 100-meter champion at the 2005 National Athletics Championships, and the men's 100-meter gold medalist at the 2005 Universiade. He represented China at the 2008 Olympics.

Japanese Track and Field Team

Kobayashi Keiwa, the head coach of the Japanese national decathlon team.

Takano Susumu, the holder of the Japanese 400-meter record. After retiring, he became a coach for the 200 meters and 400 meters for the Japanese national team.

Inoue Satoru, a sprinter in Japan during the early 1990s.

Ito Koichi, the first Asian to run the 100 meters in exactly 10 seconds, a dominant figure in the 200 meters in Japan, and a leading figure in the golden age of Japanese sprinting.

Asahara Nobuharu, an athlete of the golden age of Japanese sprinting, second only to Ito Koichi, who still competed at the Beijing Olympics at the age of 36.

Suzuki Shingo, a 100-meter and 200-meter athlete and the holder of the Asian 200-meter record.

Takahiro Kosei, the dominant figure in the 200 meters in Japan after Suzuki Shingo.

Tsuchikawa Masahiro, a Japanese sprinter who participated in the Athens Olympics.

Tsukahara Naoki, the bronze medalist in the 4x100 meters relay at the Beijing Olympics.

Erikawa Masahiro, a leading figure in Japanese sprinting who represented Japan at the Berlin World Championships.

Kanamaru Yuzo, a 400-meter athlete who dominated the 400 meters in Japan for eight years starting in 2005.

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