Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori, born Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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  • Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori, born Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. He was chosen for the role to symbolize Japan's postwar reconstruction and peace. At the time he was a member of Waseda University's running club. The nineteen year old was coached in the ceremonial duty by Teruji Kogake, a triple jump world record-holder turned coach . After the Olympic games, he won a gold medal in 1600 m relay and a silver in 400 m at 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. He joined Fuji Television in 1968 as a journalist and worked mainly in the fields of news and sports. He has never competed in the Olympics. (en)
  • 坂井 義則（さかい よしのり、1945年8月6日 - ）は日本の元陸上選手。東京オリンピックの開会式で聖火リレーの最終ランナーを務めた。 (ja)
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  • Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori, born Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 - the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. (en)
  • 坂井 義則（さかい よしのり、1945年8月6日 - ）は日本の元陸上選手。東京オリンピックの開会式で聖火リレーの最終ランナーを務めた。 (ja)
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  • Yoshinori Sakai (en)
  • 坂井義則 (ja)
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