was a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
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for setting a world record in the
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...
on March 31, 1935.
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He was one of marathon runners dispatched to
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
but did not compete at the games due to his illness. In this game, he ran
10,000 metres
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, but his record is unknown. He was known for performance at
Hakone Ekiden
, officially called the , is one of the most prominent university ''ekiden'' (relay marathon) races of the year held between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan on January 2 and 3. The race is telecast on Nippon Television.
This two-day race from Ōtemac ...
races as a member of the
Nippon University
, abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, in 1889. The university's name is derived from the Japan ...
team.
[Yomiuri Shimbun article]
Retrieved November 6, 2009
During the
Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theatre, was the Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II fought between the Empire of Japan and the Allies of World War II, Allies in East Asia, East and Southeast As ...
, he was killed in action in the
South China Sea
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.
[Fusashige Suzuki]
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1914 births
1945 deaths
Japanese male long-distance runners
Japanese male marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Japan
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Nihon University alumni
Japanese military personnel killed in World War II
Place of birth missing
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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