Yamada Kanematsu
Yamada Kanematsu (left) and Tsuda Seiichirō at the 1928 Olympic Marathon
Yamada Kanematsu ( Japanese 山田 兼 松 ; born September 16, 1903 in Sakaide , † August 27, 1977 ) was a Japanese marathon runner .
In 1924 he was third in the Japanese Championships in 2:47:39 h. In 1928 he was Japanese champion in 2:43:22 h and qualified for the Olympic Games in Amsterdam , where he finished fourth with his personal best of 2:35:29 h.
Web links
- Yamada Kanematsu in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Yamada Kanematsu in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Yamada, Kanematsu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 山田 兼 松 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 16, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sakaide |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1977 |