Dai Tamesue

Honestly, I never think of Dai Tamesue as just a sprinter to me he's a guy who happened to do his philosophizing at full tilt over hurdles. He's only 170cm, which in the 400m hurdles is basically undersized, yet he carved out a spot on the world stage anyway, and you can tell every stride was the product of someone out-thinking the field rather than just out-muscling it. That Hiroshima, slow-build, never-flashy persistence really gets me. And here's the part I love: after he hung up the spikes he didn't just rehash race stories, he started talking, in that calm even voice of his, about how people quit gracefully and move on to whatever's next. Listening to him kind of straightens your back. A genuine thinker who learned to think while running.

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Dai Tamesue is a Japanese former track and field athlete born on May 3, 1978, in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Standing 170 cm tall, he competed as a 400-meter hurdler and sprinter, representing Japan on the world stage. He attended Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Minami High School and later graduated from Hosei University. Since retiring from competition, he has remained a public figure known for his thoughtful commentary on sport and human resilience.

Name (English)

Dai Tamesue

Name (Japanese)

為末大

Reading

ためすえ だい

Born

May 3, 1978 (age 48)

Origin

Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Height

170cm

Occupation

Track and field athlete / Hurdler / Sprinter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

High school

Hiroshima Prefectural Hiroshima Minami High School

University

Hosei University

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• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725811

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Track and field athlete
• Hurdler
• Sprinter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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