Sho Watanabe
Sho Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺翔) is a Japanese wheelchair racer, who won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon, came second at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon, and came third at the 2017 New York City Marathon.
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Native name | 渡辺翔 | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Watanabe came second in the 10,000 metres T54 race at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[2] Watanabe won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon,[3] beating race favourite Marcel Hug.[1] In the same year, Watanabe finished third at the 2017 New York City Marathon.[1] At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, Watanabe, Tomoki Suzuki, Yuki Nishi, and Hitoshi Matsunaga won the 4 × 400 metres relay T53/T54 race, by virtue of being the only finishers.[4]
He finished second at the 2019 Singapore Marathon behind countryman Kota Hokonuie.[5] Watanabe came second at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon behind fellow Japanese competitor Tomoki Suzuki.[6] At the 2020 London Marathon, Watanabe was involved in a six-person sprint finish for the victory, and finished fourth.[7] Watanabe finished in 1:36:08, exactly the same time as Marcel Hug who finished third.[8]
References
- "Mental strength the secret for Sho Watanabe". Paralympic.org. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Hug wraps up third consecutive 10,000m title at the IPC Athletics World Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Tokyo roads ready for 2019 marathon". Paralympic.org. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Men's 4 × 400 metres relay T53/T54" (PDF) (pdf). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Filipino runners flock by thousands to historic Singapore Marathon". Rappler. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Tokyo Marathon 2020 Race result". Tokyo Marathon. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Brent Lakatos and Nikita Den Boer Capture the London Marathon Wheelchair Titles". Runner's World. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Lakatos and Den Boer battle to wheelchair wins in London". Athletics Weekly. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.