Morio Shigematsu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese long-distance runner
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Place of Birth: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
About Morio Shigematsu
- Morio Shigematsu (?? ??, Shigematsu Morio, born 21 June 1940) is a former Japanese long-distance runner who competed in marathons. On June 12, 1965, Shigematsu set a world's best in the marathon with a time of 2:12:00 at the Polytechnic Marathon.
- Less than two months earlier, he had set a course record at the 1965 Boston Marathon (2:16:33). In his career, in 22 marathons started, he recorded 6 victories, placed second 3 times and third once.
- Shigematsu ran seven marathons under 2:20.
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