Fusashige Suzuki

Fusashige Suzuki (鈴木 房重 Suzuki Fusashige, February 15, 1914 - June 3, 1945) was a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world's best in the marathon on March 31, 1935.[1] [nb 1]

He was one of marathon runners dispatched to 1936 Summer Olympics but did not compete at the games due to his illness. He was also well known for performance at Hakone Ekiden races as a member of the Nippon University team.[3]

During the Pacific War, he was killed in action in the South China Sea.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ According to the Association of Road Racing Statisticians, Fusashige Suzuki's 2:27:49 performance occurred in Tokyo on March 21, 1935 during a race in which he finished second to Sohn Kee-chung (sometimes referred to as Kee-Jung Sohn or Son Kitei) who ran a 2:26:14.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Page 565. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.arrs.net/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1935.htm
  3. ↑ Yomiuri Shimbun article (Japanese) Retrieved November 6, 2009
  4. ↑ Japan Association of Athletics Federations Seventy-year History Editorial Committee, ed. (1995). 日本陸上競技連盟七十年史 [Seventy-year History of Japan Association of Athletics Federations] (in Japanese). Japan Association of Athletics Federations. p. 176.
Records
Preceded by
United States Albert Michelsen		 Men's Marathon World Record Holder
March 31, 1935 – April 3, 1935 		Succeeded by
Japan Yasuo Ikenaka