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). Both Shigeru So and his twin brother Takeshi So were known for attending training camps in New Zealand, including at Mount Taranaki.
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
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|
| 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 | 3rd | 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 |
Notes
External links
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)