He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, tying with his teammate Shuhei Nishida.

When the two declined to compete against each other to decide a winner, Nishida was awarded the silver after a decision of the Japanese team, on the basis that Nishida had cleared the height in fewer attempts.

[3] In 1937 Ōe set a national record at 4 m 35 cm that stood for 21 years.

In 1939 he joined the Imperial Japanese Army and was killed in action in Luzon on December 24, 1941.

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