# Toru Terasawa

> Toru Terasawa  was a 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 halfway mark.

*Japanese long-distance runner (born 1935)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1935-01-04
- **Died:** 2025-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Toru Terasawa](https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Terasawa)
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- [Toru Terasawa](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Terasawa)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443382)

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