Monta Suzuki

Monta Suzuki
Personal information
Nationality Japanese
Born (1913-04-01)1 April 1913
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Died 10 July 1939(1939-07-10) (aged 26)
China
Sport
Sport Sprinting
Event(s) 100 metres

Monta Suzuki (鈴木 聞多, Suzuki Monta, 1 April 1913 10 July 1939)[1]) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He died at the front in China on 10 July 1939 during the Second Sino-Japanese War while serving as a lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Army.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "鈴木聞多さん(中29回)陸上競技選手" (in Japanese). 埼玉県立川越高等学校 同窓会. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Monta Suzuki Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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