Shigeru So
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1953 Usuki, Ōita, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon: 2:09:05 (Beppu-Ōita 1978) |
Shigeru So (宗 茂, Sō Shigeru) (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a Japanese retired long-distance runner who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon. His twin brother Takeshi So is also a retired Olympic marathoner, and finished fourth in Los Angeles, California (1984). Both Shigeru So and his twin brother Takeshi So were known for attending training camps in New Zealand, including at Mount Taranaki.
Some road racing authorities consider his winning run at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in 1978 (2:09:05.6) to have been a marathon world best.[nb 1]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The International Association of Athletics Federations has published a progression of road racing world bests and records that were widely recognized prior to ratification and official acceptance by the IAAF. According to that progression, Derek Clayton's 2:08:34 performance in Antwerp on 30 May 1969 was a world best at the time.[1] Other road racing authorities, including the Association of Road Racing Statisticians, consider Clayton's performance to have occurred on a short course and recognize other athletes in the progression for world best in the marathon.[2]
References
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- ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians, World Best Progressions- Road. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
[edit | edit source]- 1986 Year Ranking
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Japanese athletics coaches
- Japanese men long-distance runners
- Japanese men marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Japan
- Japanese twins
- People from Usuki, Ōita
- Sportspeople from Ōita Prefecture
- Identical twin males
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese long-distance runner stubs