Toshihiko Seko

Toshihiko Seko (Japanese瀬 古 利 彦, Toshihiko Seko, born July 15, 1956 in Kuwana ) is a former Japanese long-distance runner, who scored in the 1980s to the world's best marathon runners.

Four times he won the Fukuoka Marathon (1978-1980, 1983) and the Boston Marathon twice (1981, 1987). He also won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon 1983, the London and Chicago Marathon 1986. Winning the Lake Biwa Marathon 1988, he was the third time Japanese Masters ( before he had the title with his wins in Fukuoka 1979 and 1983 won ).

In the Olympics, he could not quite match these successes. 1984 Los Angeles Marathon, he finished in 14th place in Seoul in 1988, he was ninth.

In 1981 he presented within a race two world records on the track. He ran 30,000 meters in 1:29:18,8 h and passed on the way the 25,000 -meter mark in 1:13:55,8 h Both records had more than 30 years in hand, before she of the Kenyans Moses Cheruiyot Mosop were broken.

As a guest runners at Ōme Marathon over 30km, he presented 1:29:32 min on a course record that still endures (as of 2011 ).

Toshihiko Seko is 1,70 m tall and weighed about 62 kg competition times. He works as a trainer for the S & B Food track team and was a member of the advisory board for the Application of Tokyo to host the Summer Olympics 2016.

Bests

  • 5000 m: 13:24,29 min, July 11, 1986, London
  • 10,000 m: 27:42,17 min, July 2, 1985, Stockholm
  • 20,000 m: 57:48,7 min, May 11, 1985, Odawara ( Asian record )
  • 25,000 m: 1:13:55,8 h, 22 March 1981 Christchurch (former World Record )
  • 30,000 m: 1:29:18,8 h, 22 March 1981 Christchurch (former World Record )
  • 30 - km road race: 1:28:52 h, March 1, 1987, Nagoya
  • Marathon: 2:08:27 h, October 26, 1986, Chicago
Kuwana, Mie Long-distance running Fukuoka-Marathon Boston-Marathon London-Marathon Chicago-Marathon All-weather running track Moses Mosop 5000 metres Odawara, Kanagawa
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