Noboru Ishiguro (athlete) explained

Noboru Ishiguro
Nationality:Japanese
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Birth Date:2 August 1932
Birth Place:Japan
Death Place:Japan

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.

Notes and References

  1. Noboru Ishiguro Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211608/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/noboru-ishiguro-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 29 November 2017.
  2. News: 13 February 2021 . 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 . Japanese . 読売新聞オンライン . 17 February 2021.