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Japanese long-distance runner
Shigeru So
(
宗 茂
,
S? Shigeru
)
(born 9 January 1953 in
Usuki, ?ita
) 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).
Some road racing authorities consider his winning run at the
Beppu-?ita Marathon
in 1978 (2:09:05.6) to have been a
marathon world best
.
[nb 1]
Achievements
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- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Position
|
Notes
|
Representing
Japan
|
1973
|
Nobeoka Marathon
|
Nobeoka,
Japan
|
1st
|
2:17:29
|
1974
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
16th
|
2:18:32
|
1975
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
16th
|
2:15:50
|
1976
|
Lake Biwa Marathon
|
?tsu, Japan
|
3rd
|
2:18:05
|
Olympic Games
|
Montreal, Canada
|
20th
|
2:18:26
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
4th
|
2:14:59
|
1978
|
Beppu-?ita Marathon
|
Beppu
-
?ita
,
Japan
|
1st
|
2:09:06
|
Lake Biwa Marathon
|
?tsu, Japan
|
3rd
|
2:17:13
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
3rd
|
2:11:41
|
1979
|
Lake Biwa Marathon
|
?tsu, Japan
|
1st
|
2:13:26
|
Open Spartakiada Marathon
|
Moscow
,
Russia
|
2nd
|
2:13:20
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
2nd
|
2:10:37
|
1980
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
5th
|
2:10:23
|
1981
|
Beppu-?ita Marathon
|
Beppu
-
?ita
,
Japan
|
1st
|
2:11:30
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
3rd
|
2:10:19
|
1983
|
Tokyo Marathon
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
10th
|
2:13:18
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
3rd
|
2:09:11
|
1984
|
Olympic Games
|
Los Angeles, United States
|
17th
|
2:14:38
|
1985
|
Tokyo Marathon
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1st
|
2:10:32
|
1985 World Marathon Cup
|
Hiroshima, Japan
|
17th
|
2:12:27
|
Beijing Marathon
|
Beijing
,
PR China
|
1st
|
2:10:23
|
1987
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
21st
|
2:14:53
|
1989
|
Beppu-?ita Marathon
|
Beppu
-
?ita
,
Japan
|
5th
|
2:12:49
|
Notes
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- ^
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]
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