was a Japanese sprinter who in 1935 jointly held the 100 m world record at 10.3 seconds. Four other men had clocked 10.3 s in 1935 or earlier, and Takayoshi was the only Asian person among them. He competed in various sprint events at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and finished sixth in the 100 m in 1932. In retirement Yoshioka worked as an athletics coach. See also World Record progression 100 m men References External links 1909 births 1984 deaths Japanese male sprinters Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners University of Tsukuba alumni