- Shuhei Nishida
Shuhei Nishida (
May 21 1910 –April 13 1997 ) was a Japanese athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.He competed for Japan in the
1932 Summer Olympics held inLos Angeles ,United States in the pole vault where he won the silver medal. He returned for the1936 Summer Olympics held inBerlin ,Germany where he and teammateSueo Oe tied for second place. The teammates were offered the opportunity to have a jump-off for the silver medal, but the two friends declined out of mutual respect for one another. For the purposes of Olympic records, Oe agreed to the bronze while Nishida took the silver. Upon their return to Japan, the teammates came up with a different solution. The pair had a jeweler cut their medals in half and fuse them back together, creating half-silver, half-bronze pendants. The “Medals of Friendship,” as they’re now known in Japan, are enduring symbols of friendship and teamwork.He was born in
Wakayama Prefecture ,Japan .External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NISHISHU01 profile]
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