Olympics - Pan American Games

1964 - Olympic Marathon Medalist Commit Suicide. Kokichi Tsuburaya, 27-year old Olympic marathon bronze winner in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, committed suicide in the officers dormitory of the Ground Self Defense Forces, Tokyo. He had been suffered from the hernia and Achilles tendon and the operation recovery of his right foot did not progress satisfactorily. He killed himself by cutting his carotid artery with a razor blade. Photo Shows: Kokichi Tsuburaya, 27, who entered the National Stadium following Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic marathon event. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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