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Shizo Kanakuri went missing during the 1912 Olympics marathon in Stockholm. He withdrew halfway through and left for home the next day without notifying officials. In 1967, after being invited back, he completed the race with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 s

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Fun Fact: Shizo Kanakuri “went missing” during the 1912 Olympics marathon in Stockholm. He withdrew halfway through and left for home the next day without notifying officials. In 1967, after being invited back, he completed the race with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 s

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