Shigeru So

Shigeru Sō (Japanese宗 茂, Sō Shigeru, born January 9, 1953 in Usuki ) is a former Japanese marathon runners.

In 1976 he qualified as a third in the Lake Biwa Marathon for the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, where he finished in 20th place. In the same year he was fourth at the Fukuoka Marathon in 2:14:59 h 1978 he won the Beppu - Oita Marathon with the world record of 2:09:06 and was off third on Lake Biwa and Fukuoka. In 1979 he won the Lake Biwa and was second in the pre-Olympic marathon in Moscow. Also on the second place he came in Fukuoka, after which he was nominated for the second time for the Olympic Games at the end of the year; However, the boycott of his country prevented participation in the Olympic Summer Games in Moscow.

In 1981 he again won the Beppu - Oita Marathon and finished third in Fukuoka. 1983 was the Fukuoka Marathon again as elimination race for the Olympics. Shigeru Sō qualified as third ( and second best Japanese ) as well as his twin brother Takeshi, who finished fourth.

At the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles however, it was Takeshi, the fourth had his nose in front, while Shigeru only came on the 17th Place.

1985 Shigeru won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon and won the Beijing Marathon - at the same time with his brother Takeshi as second. At the end of his career Shigeru was fifth at the Beppu - Oita Marathon 1989.

At this time he had already become coach of the team from Asahi Kasei. Among the athletes under his care belonged, among others, Koichi Morishita, the Barcelona won an Olympic silver medal in 1992.