Yoshinori Sakai
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Yoshinori Sakai was a Japanese track athlete symbolically chosen to light the cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics because he was born in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoshinori Sakai canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic cauldron lighter
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human ⓘ track and field athlete ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1964 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirthEventCoincidesWith |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
use of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the United States ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period Japan
|
| familyName | Sakai ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshinori ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| lightingOfOlympicCauldronLocation |
National Stadium (Tokyo)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Stadium, Tokyo
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| name | Yoshinori Sakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lighting the Olympic flame in Tokyo in 1964 ⓘ |
| notableFor | lighting the Olympic cauldron at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation | track and field athlete ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hiroshima Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirthEventCoincidesWith |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiroshima atomic bombing
|
| reasonForSelectionAsTorchbearer |
birth in Hiroshima on 1945-08-06
ⓘ
to symbolize peace and rebirth after nuclear devastation ⓘ |
| representedBy | symbol of postwar peace and recovery of Japan ⓘ |
| role | final torchbearer at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track running ⓘ |
| symbolicallyChosenFor | being born in Hiroshima on the day of the atomic bombing ⓘ |
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