Shigeru So, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shigeru So

Japanese long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Usuki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Shigeru So (? ?, So Shigeru) (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Oita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984.
He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon.
His twin brother Takeshi So is also a retired Olympic marathoner, and finished fourth in Los Angeles, California (1984). Some road racing authorities consider his winning run at the Beppu-Oita Marathon in 1978 (2:09:05.6) to have been a marathon world best.