Saturday, March 20, 2010

March 20 Birthdays

1941
Kenji Kimihara, Japan, long-distance runner. Kimihara placed 8th in the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic marathon (2:19:49.0), then returned to Olympic competition in 1968 (Mexico City) to win the silver medal in the marathon (2:23:31.0). He was back in the marathon at the 1972 (Munich) Olympics, where he finished a respectable 5th (2:16:27). Kimihara was also the Asian Games marathon champion in 1966 and 1970.

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