Scene of 1st Japanese winning Boston Marathon in 1951

Scene of 1st Japanese winning Boston Marathon in 1951

Shigeki Tanaka crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon in the United States on April 19, 1951. Tanaka, the first Japanese to win the race, said he was not immediately sure he had won as there was no finish tape.(Photo by ACME) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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