Personal information | |
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Born | Usuki, Ōita, Japan | 9 January 1953
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Marathon: 2:08:55 (Tokyo 1983) |
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 trained 2016 Olympics marathon runner Satoru Sasaki and runs the marathon program for the Japan Association of Athletics Federations.[1]
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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brett Larner (2015-12-06). "japan running news: Makau Repeats, Sasaki on the Cusp of Olympic Selection at Fukuoka International Marathon". Japanrunningnews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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