is a retired

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter and

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from

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, who won a silver medal in each event at the Asian Games. He competed in the hammer throw at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and placed 13th and 25th, respectively. He also won two medals at the 1975 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the

1967 Summer Universiade The 1967 Summer Universiade, also known as the V Summer Universiade, was a multi-sport event for university athletes that took place in Tokyo, Japan. Eastern Bloc countries including Soviet Union, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Cuba, Czecho ...

. Ishida twice finished on the podium at the British

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in the hammer throw event at the

1968 AAA Championships The 1968 AAA Championships was the 1968 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1968 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The ...

and 1970 AAA Championships.

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* 1944 births Living people Athletics from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese male shot putters Japanese male hammer throwers Japanese male discus throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub