Takeshi 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
Takeshi So (宗猛, Sō Takeshi, born January 9, 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He won the 1976 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon in Czechoslovakia. His twin brother Shigeru So (宗茂, Sō Shigeru) is also a retired Olympic marathoner.
He currently trains marathon runner and 2016 Olympics hopeful Satoru Sasaki and runs the marathon program for the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.
His PR in the marathon was 2:08:55 at the 1983 Tokyo Marathon, finishing second, 17 seconds behind fellow Japanese runner Toshihiko Seko.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Japan | |||||
| 1975 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 6th | Marathon | 2:12:52 |
| 1976 | Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Marathon | 2:18:42 |
| 1978 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:49 |
| Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:15 | |
| 1979 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 4th | Marathon | 2:14:30 |
| Open Spartakiada Marathon | Moscow, Russia | 10th | Marathon | 2:15:01 | |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:10:40 | |
| 1980 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:49 |
| 1981 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:11:31 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:11:29 | |
| 1983 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:55 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 4th | Marathon | 2:09:17 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:55 |
| 1985 | IAAF World Marathon Cup | Hiroshima, Japan | 8th | Marathon | 2:11:01 |
| Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:23 | |
| 1988 | Beijing Marathon | Beijing, PR China | 3rd | Marathon | 2:10:40 |
| 1989 | 1989 World Marathon Cup | Milan, Italy | 8th | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
| 1990 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:58 |
| International Peace Marathon | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:15:21 | |
| 1991 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | Marathon | 2:12:37 |
| London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 27th | Marathon | 2:13:15 | |
| 1993 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu, Ōita, Japan | 7th | Marathon | 2:15:32 |
| Hōfu Marathon | Hōfu, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:15:58 | |