Kosaku Sumiyoshi

Kosaku Sumiyoshi
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Japan
Far Eastern Championship Games
1927 ShanghaiJavelin throw
1930 TokyoJavelin throw
1930 TokyoPentathlon

Kosaku Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 耕作; 1 October 1907 1971) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He represented his country twice at the Summer Olympics (1928 and 1932) and was the first Asian to compete in the Olympic javelin throw. He was a three-time gold medallist at the Far Eastern Championship Games and the only person to win two javelin titles at the competition.