Yoshinori Sakai

Yoshinori Sakai
Yoshinori Sakai at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
BornAugust 6, 1945
Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
DiedSeptember 10, 2014 (aged 69)
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportAthletics
ClubWaseda University
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok 400 m

Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori, August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.