Shigeru So
Japanese long-distance runner
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Born | (1953-01-09) 9 January 1953 (age 71) Usuki, Ōita, Japan |
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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).
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
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 546, 563, 565, 651, and 653. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians, World Best Progressions- Road. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
- 1986 Year Ranking
- Shigeru So at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1921: Florestano Benedetti (ITA)
- 1922: Gabriel Ruotsalainen (FIN)
- 1923: Aksel Jensen (DEN)
- 1924: Shizo Kanaguri (JPN)
- 1925: Sam Ferris (NIR)
- 1926: Iivari Rötkö (FIN)
- 1927: Verner Laaksonen (FIN)
- 1928: Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
- 1929: Harry Payne (GBR)
- 1930: Fukutaro Shibui (JPN)
- 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
- 1932: Tanji Yahagi (JPN)
- 1933: Kozo Kusunoki (JPN)
- 1934: Tamao Shiaku (JPN)
- 1935–36: Sohn Kee-chung (JPN)
- 1937: Manuel Dias (POR)
- 1938: Pat Dengis (USA)
- 1939: Toyu Ko (KOR)
- 1940: Shoichiro Takenaka (JPN)
- 1941: Les Pawson (USA)
- 1942: Zaiten Kimoto (JPN)
- 1943: Gérard Côté (CAN)
- 1944: Charles Robbins (USA)
- 1945: Sven Håkansson (SWE)
- 1946–48: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1949: Salomon Könönen (FIN)
- 1950: Feodosy Vanin (URS)
- 1951: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1952–54: Jim Peters (ENG)
- 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1956: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
- 1957–59: Sergei Popov (URS)
- 1960: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1961: Takayuki Nakao (JPN)
- 1962: Yu Mang-Hyang (PRK)
- 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA)
- 1964: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
- 1966: Michael Ryan (NZL)
- 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS)
- 1968–69: Bill Adcocks (ENG)
- 1970: Ron Hill (ENG)
- 1971: Derek Clayton (AUS)
- 1972: Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1973: John Farrington (AUS)
- 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG)
- 1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1976: Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978: Shigeru So (JPN)
- 1979: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1980: Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
- 1983: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1984: Steve Jones (WAL)
- 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR)
- 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1988: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
- 1989: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
- 1990: Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
- 1991: Kōichi Morishita (JPN)
- 1992: David Tsebe (RSA)
- 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
- 1994: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
- 1995: Sammy Lelei (KEN)
- 1996: Martín Fiz (ESP)
- 1997: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
- 1998: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)
- 1999: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
- 2000: António Pinto (POR)
- 2001: Josephat Kiprono (KEN)
- 2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA)
- 2003: Paul Tergat (KEN)
- 2004: Felix Limo (KEN)
- 2005–08: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2009: Duncan Kibet (KEN)
- 2010–11: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
- 2012: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
- 2013: Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)
- 2014: Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (KEN)
- 2015: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2016: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2017–18: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2019: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2020: Evans Chebet (KEN)
- 2021: Bashir Abdi (BEL)
- 2022: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
- 2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)
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