Takeshi So
Personal information | |
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Born | (1953-01-09) 9 January 1953 (age 71) Usuki, Ōita, Japan |
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
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 |
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- 1980 Year Ranking
- sports-reference
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- 1955: Evert Nyberg (SWE)
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- 1965: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
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- 1967: Nedo Farčić (YUG)
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- 1972: John Farrington (AUS)
- 1973: Vladimir Moyseyev (URS)
- 1974: Keith Angus (GBR)
- 1975: Choe Chang-sop (PRK)
- 1976: Takeshi So (JPN)
- 1977–78: Go Chun Son (PRK)
- 1979: Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)
- 1980: Alexey Lyagushev (URS)
- 1981: Hans-Joachim Truppel (GDR)
- 1982: György Sinkó (HUN)
- 1983: František Višnický (TCH)
- 1984: Ri Dong Myong (PRK)
- 1985: Valentin Starikov (URS)
- 1986: František Višnický (TCH)
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- 1990: Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS)
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- 1992–93: Wiesław Pałczyński (POL)
- 1994: Petr Pipa (SVK)
- 1995–96: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL)
- 1997: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR)
- 1998: Andrzej Krzyścin (POL)
- 1999: Róbert Štefko (SVK)
- 2000: Ernest Kipyego (KEN)
- 2001–02: David Kariuki (KEN)
- 2003: Grigoriy Andreyev (RUS)
- 2004: Adam Dobrzyński (POL)
- 2005: David Maiyo (KEN)
- 2006: Edwin Kipchom (KEN)
- 2007: William Biama (KEN)
- 2008: Dejene Yirdaw (ETH)
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- 2010: Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN)
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- 2020: Marek Hladík (SVK)
- 2021: Reuben Kerio (KEN)
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