Noboru Ishiguro (athlete)

Noboru Ishiguro
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1932-08-02)2 August 1932
Japan
Died11 February 2021(2021-02-11) (aged 88)
Japan
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

Noboru Ishiguro (石黒昇, Ishiguro Noboru, 2 August 1932 – 11 February 2021) was a Japanese racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Ishiguro died on 11 February 2021 of esophageal cancer.[2] He had been scheduled to serve as the Olympic torch carrier for Saitama Prefecture during the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noboru Ishiguro Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "１９６４年東京五輪の競歩代表、石黒昇さん死去…今回は聖火ランナーの予定". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.