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    Kanaguri, while the given name can be Shisō or Shizō. The form listed in Olympic records is Kanakuri Shizo. Road running historian Andy Milroy, writing...
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    line in celebration and reflection. Hakone Ekiden was started in 1920. Shizo Kanakuri, who is known as the father of the Japanese marathon, conceived the...
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    died in hospital the next morning, while another runner, Shizo Kanakuri, went missing: Kanakuri had dropped out of the race due to exhaustion and dehydration...
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    1974), Japanese comedian, professional wrestler and tarento ("talent") Shizo Kanakuri (1891–1983), Japanese marathon runner and one of the early leaders of...
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  • Marathon to Tokyo 6 January 2019 15 December 2019 Nakamura Kankurō VI (as Shizo Kanakuri) Sadao Abe (as Masaji Tabata) Haruka Ayase Takeshi Kitano Mirai Moriyama...
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    competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Together with the marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri he was the first ever Olympic competitor for Japan. Mishima was the...
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    better his time on the same course with a 2:26:28 performance. Later, Shizo Kanakuri of Japan was reported to have set a world record of 2:32:45 in a November...
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    Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) ran short distances and Shizo Kanakuri, a 20-year-old Tokyo Higher Normal School student ran the marathon....
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    Carl Linder (1919), as well as future winner Charles Mellor (1925). Shizo Kanakuri of Japan, still considered a missing person in Sweden after disappearing...
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    Frank Zuna, the 1921 Boston winner. Great Britain had Dunky Wright. Shizo Kanakuri of Japan, still considered a missing person in Sweden after disappearing...
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    Tanaka Castle ruins, National Historic Site Tonkararin Tunnel Structure Shizo Kanakuri, Olympic marathon runner Odaira, Kazuki (2018-02-18). "Swedish man champions...
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  • actor (b. 1910) July 25 – Akihiko Hirata, actor (b. 1927) November 13 - Shizo Kanakuri, marathon runner (b. 1891) November 21 - Kōsaku Takii, writer (b. 1894)...
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    Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Shizo Kanakuri Marathon N/A did not finish Yahei Miura Marathon N/A did not finish...
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    Motegi crossed the finish line first Created by Japanese Olympic runner Shizo Kanakuri, the two-day race began and ended at the Ōtemachi district of Tokyo...
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    advance Ichiro Kaga 100 m 5 did not advance 200 m 4 did not advance Shizo Kanakuri Marathon N/A 2:48:45.4 16 Hiroshi Masuda Pentathlon N/A did not finish...
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    Alvah Meyer. Donald Lippincott won bronze, 15 cm behind second man. Kanakuri Shizō, a Japanese marathon runner, went missing during the race. He lost consciousness...
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    semifinals in one of his three events, but did not start the semifinal race. Kanakuri abandoned the marathon due to the heat; because he never notified race...
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