Morio Shigematsu (重松 森雄, 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.[1] Less than two months earlier, he had set a course record at the 1965 Boston Marathon (2:16:33).[2][3] 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.

Marathons

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Japan
1964 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 5th 2:17:57
1965 Beppu Ōita Marathon Beppu, Ōita Japan 4th 2:16:15
Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st 2:16:33
Polytechnic Marathon Chiswick, United Kingdom 1st 2:12:00
1966 Beppu Ōita Marathon Beppu, Ōita, Japan 9th 2:16:16
1968 Beppu Ōita Marathon Beppu, Ōita, Japan 10th 2:17:46
Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Japan 4th 2:17:15

References

  1. ^ On 40th anniversary of first sub-2:09, pioneering Clayton looks back on his Marathon World records . IAAF (2009-05-30). Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
  2. ^ 1965 article from The Times
  3. ^ Boston Marathon History Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Boston Marathon. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
Records Preceded by Abebe Bikila Men's marathon world record holder June 12, 1965–December 3, 1967 Succeeded by Derek Clayton Sporting positions Preceded byBasil Heatley Men's Polytechnic Marathon winner 1965 Succeeded byGraham Taylor


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