Fusashige Suzuki

Fusashige Suzuki
	Fusashige Suzuki at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	February 15, 1914
Died	June 3, 1945 (aged 31); South China Sea
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running

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 record in the marathon on March 31, 1935.^[1] ^{[nb 1]} ^{[nb 2]}

He was one of marathon runners dispatched to 1936 Summer Olympics but did not compete at the games due to his illness. In this game, he ran 10,000 metres,^[4] but his record is unknown. He was known for performance at Hakone Ekiden races as a member of the Nippon University team.^[5]

During the Pacific War, he was killed in action in the South China Sea.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ 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]
^ In Japan, this marathon course was not recognized officially by Japan Association of Athletic Federations.^[3]

References

^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 565. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
^ World Marathon Rankings for 1935. ARRS. Retrieved on 25 April 2020.
^ Tadayoshi Kamata (1988). 日章旗とマラソン [Japanese National flag and marathon] (in Japanese). Kodansya. pp. 24–26.
^ 第11回オリンピック大会報告書 [The report of the 11th Olympic game] (in Japanese). Japan Amateur Sports Association. 1936. p. 51.
^ Yomiuri Shimbun article (in Japanese) Retrieved November 6, 2009
^ Fusashige Suzuki Archived October 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine www.sports-reference.com
^ 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. 1995. p. 176.
^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

Records
Preceded by Albert Michelsen	Men's Marathon World Record Holder March 31, 1935 – April 3, 1935	Succeeded by Yasuo Ikenaka

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[3] 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]

[5] In Japan, this marathon course was not recognized officially by Japan Association of Athletic Federations.^[3]

[IAAF-1] "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 565. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.

[2] World Marathon Rankings for 1935. ARRS. Retrieved on 25 April 2020.

[4] Tadayoshi Kamata (1988). 日章旗とマラソン [Japanese National flag and marathon] (in Japanese). Kodansya. pp. 24–26.

[6] 第11回オリンピック大会報告書 [The report of the 11th Olympic game] (in Japanese). Japan Amateur Sports Association. 1936. p. 51.

[yomiuri-7] Yomiuri Shimbun article (in Japanese) Retrieved November 6, 2009

[sr-8] Fusashige Suzuki Archived October 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine www.sports-reference.com

[9] 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. 1995. p. 176.

[WWII-10] "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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