Shigeru So
Japanese long-distance runner
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| Intro | Japanese long-distance runner | ||
| Places | Japan | ||
| is | Runner Athlete Marathon runner | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 9 January 1953, Usuki, Japan | ||
| Age | 72 years | ||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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Biography
Shigeru So (宗 茂, Sō Shigeru) (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, 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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 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 | Ōtsu, Japan | 3rd | 2:18:05 |
| Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 20th | 2:18:26 | |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | 2:14:59 | |
| 1978 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | 2:09:06 |
| Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 3rd | 2:17:13 | |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | 2:11:41 | |
| 1979 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, 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-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, 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 | 2nd | 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-Ōita Marathon | Beppu- Ōita, Japan | 5th | 2:12:49 |