Takashi Shimokawara

Takashi Shimokawara (July 25, 1906 – March 11, 2011) was a Japanese centenarian from Kamaishi, Iwate. He is the current M100 world record holder in the shot put, discus and javelin throw. He also holds the M95 Japanese national record in the javelin, set at the age of 100. He was killed during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami at age 104.

Mr. Shimokawara would have a daily exercise routine that included a jog, press ups, squat thrusts and horizontal leg raises. He took up Masters athletics in 2004, at the age of 98.

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1906 births

2011 deaths

Japanese centenarians

Japanese male discus throwers

Japanese male javelin throwers

Japanese male shot putters

Japanese masters athletes

Natural disaster deaths in Japan

Victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

World record holders in masters athletics

Men centenarians

20th-century Japanese people

21st-century Japanese people