About Hideo Hamamura
Lived 1928 – 2000 (aged 71). Hideo Hamamura was a Japanese marathon runner.
was a Japanese marathon runner.
He won the Boston Marathon in 1955 in a time of 2:18.22 which was a course record. He was 16th in the 1956 Olympic Games marathon in Melbourne.
After retiring from competitive racing, he became an athletics coach.
He died on 7 May 2000 from a malignant tumour.
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Who was Hideo Hamamura?
Japanese marathon runner
When was Hideo Hamamura born?
Hideo Hamamura was born on 20 July 1928.
When did Hideo Hamamura die?
Hideo Hamamura died on 7 May 2000 in Hōfu-shi.
What was Hideo Hamamura's occupation?
Hideo Hamamura was a marathon runner.
What nationality was Hideo Hamamura?
Hideo Hamamura was Japanese.
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