was a Japanese sprinter who in 1935 jointly held the 100 m world record at 10.3 seconds. Four other men had clocked 10.3 s in 1935 or earlier, and Takayoshi was the only Asian person among them. He competed in various sprint events at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and finished sixth in the 100 m in 1932. In retirement Yoshioka worked as an athletics coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshioka, Takayoshi 1909 births 1984 deaths Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners University of Tsukuba alumni Athletes from Shimane Prefecture 20th-century Japanese sportsmen

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