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Athlete Data of Soemon Kato

Nationality:

Japan

Gender:

Men

Current state:

Retired (M90)

Last competition:

23.02.1958

Personal Bests:

Distance	Personal Best	Location	Event	Date
500 meter	47.20	Nikko (JPN)	Nationell	25.02.1956
1500 meter	2:23.70	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02.03.1957
3000 meter	5:11.70	Eskilstuna (SWE)	Jubileumsgala	08.02.1955
5000 meter	8:32.20	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02.03.1957
10.000 meter	17:50.40	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	18.02.1956
Last Update: 18.12.2025

Established or current Recordholder:

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
10.000 meter	18:09.60	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	03.03.1957
5000 meter	8:32.20	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02.03.1957
Big combination	202.800	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02. - 03.03.1957
10.000 meter	17:50.40	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	19.02.1956
5000 meter	8:40.50	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	18.02.1956
Big combination	203.370	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	18. - 19.02.1956
10.000 meter	18:24.90	Nikko (JPN)	Student Games	12.02.1956
5000 meter	8:40.40	Chino (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1954	21.02.1954
10.000 meter	19:22.70	Matsumoto (JPN)	Student-Games	12.02.1954
3000 meter	5:21.30	Akita (JPN)	Japanese Junior Allround Championships 1953	09.02.1953
Last Update: 18.12.2025

Type	Time / Points	Location	Competition	Date
10.000 meter	18:09.60	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	03.03.1957
5000 meter	8:32.20	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02.03.1957
Big combination	202.800	Akan (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1957	02. - 03.03.1957
10.000 meter	17:50.40	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	19.02.1956
Big combination	203.370	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	18. - 19.02.1956
5000 meter	8:40.50	Nikko (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1956	18.02.1956
10.000 meter	18:24.90	Nikko (JPN)	Student Games	12.02.1956
5000 meter	8:40.40	Chino (JPN)	Japanese Allround Championships 1954	21.02.1954
10.000 meter	19:22.70	Matsumoto (JPN)	Student-Games	12.02.1954
3000 meter	5:21.30	Akita (JPN)	Japanese Junior Allround Championships 1953	09.02.1953
Last Update: 18.12.2025

Podiums:

Event	1st Rank	2st Rank	3st Rank	Total	Top-10	Starts
World Championships Allround	-	-	-	-	-	2
National Championships	2	1	-	3	5	5
National Championships Juniors	-	1	-	1	1	1
Other International	-	-	-	-	2	7
Other National	3	2	-	5	5	5
Last Update: 18.12.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)

Event	1st Rank	2st Rank	3st Rank	Total	Top-10	Starts
Nikko (JPN)	3	1	-	4	4	4
Matsumoto (JPN)	1	-	-	1	1	1
Nikkō (JPN)	-	1	-	1	2	2
Chino (JPN)	-	1	-	1	1	1
Akita (JPN)	-	1	-	1	2	2
Akan (JPN)	1	-	-	1	1	1
Stockholm (SWE)	-	-	-	-	1	1
Tønsberg (NOR)	-	-	-	-	1	3
Moscow (RUS)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Kuusankoski (FIN)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Eskilstuna (SWE)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Hamar (NOR)	-	-	-	-	-	1
Last Update: 18.12.2025 (World Cup Podiums, Total and Top-10 are for Division-A, only)

Competition Ranking:

Select Season:

Competitons sorted by active Seasons:

Season: 1957 - 1958

Pos	Distance	Time / Points	Competition	Location	Date
NC NC / 10 / NC / NC	Small combination (Seniors) 500m / 3000m / 1500m / 5000m	52.060	Internasjonalt	Hamar (NOR)	22. - 23.02.1958
10	2800 meter (Seniors)	305.900	Internasjonalt	Tønsberg (NOR)	19.02.1958
23	480 meter (Seniors)	47.500	Internasjonalt	Tønsberg (NOR)	19.02.1958
NC 23 / 37 / 39 / NC	Big combination 500m / 5000m / 1500m / 10000m	151.956	World Allround Championships 1958	Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN)	15. - 16.02.1958
Last Update: 18.12.2025

Select Category:

Competitions sorted by Relevance and Importance:

World Championships Allround

Pos	Distance	Time / Points	Competition	Location	Date
NC 23 / 37 / 39 / NC	Big combination 500m / 5000m / 1500m / 10000m	151.956	World Allround Championships 1958	Helsinki (Helsingfors) (FIN)	15. - 16.02.1958
NC NC / 34 / 21 / 41	Big combination 500m / 5000m / 1500m / 10000m	153.016	World Allround Championships 1955	Moscow (RUS)	19. - 20.02.1955
Last Update: 18.12.2025