 Toru Terasawa at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1935-01-04) January 4, 1935 (age 89) Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Toru Terasawa (寺沢 徹, Terasawa Tōru, born January 4, 1935) is a former Japanese long-distance runner who on February 17, 1963 set a world record in the marathon with a time of 2:15:16 at the Beppu Marathon. Terasawa placed second in the marathon at the 1964 Japanese Olympic trials and 15th at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Terasawa is also a two-time champion of the Fukuoka Marathon; he set a Japanese national record during his 1962 victory (2:16:18.4) and improved on it when he won in 1964 (2:14:48.2). At Fukuoka in 1966, he finished fifth (2:15:51.2) after colliding with Jim Hogan, the 1966 European marathon champion, and falling to the pavement just before the half way mark.
When Morio Shigematsu set the world record at the 1965 Polytechnic Marathon, Terasawa finished second. His 2:13:41 performance was the third best ever at the time In 1965, he set his second world record, in the 30 km, and in 1969 he won the Nagano Marathon.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Japan
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| 1962 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 2:16:19 |
| 1963 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | 2:15:16 |
| 1964 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 2:14:49 |
| Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | 2:17:49 | |
| 1965 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | 2:14:38 |
| 1966 | Beppu-Ōita Marathon | Beppu-Ōita, Japan | 1st | 2:14:35 |
| 1969 | Nagano Commemorative Marathon | Nagano, Japan | 1st | 2:21:02 |
References
- Martin, David E.; Gynn, Roger W. H. (2000). The Olympic Marathon. Human Kinetics. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-0-88011-969-6.
- Toru Terasawa. sports-reference.com
- ^ Marathon – A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships by K. Ken Nakamura – Part 1 1947–1966. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2015-06-06.
- Marathon Won by Shigematsu in Record Time. 1965
- A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships. IAAF
- World Best Progressions – Road. arrs.run
- Ota, Shigenobu (2010-04-19). Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-04-30.
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Preceded by Abebe Bikila
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Men's Marathon World Record Holder February 17, 1963 – June 15, 1963 |
Succeeded by Leonard Edelen
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