Tamao Shiwaku (塩飽玉男, May 12, 1906 – December 15, 1990) was a Japanese runner. He competed at the 1936 Olympics 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 ...

but did not finish the race. He died in

Sakaide, Kagawa file:Sakaide City Hall 2021-08 ac (1).jpg, 270px, Sakaide City Hall file:Sakaide city center area Aerial photograph.2007.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Sakaide city center is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had ...

on December 15, 1990.''Shikokoku Shimbun''( :ja:四国新聞),December 18, 1990, p.23

References

1906 births 1990 deaths Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners People from Sakaide, Kagawa Sportspeople from Kagawa Prefecture 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub