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| Sport | Ultramarathon |
|---|---|
| First season | 2010 |
| Official website | iau-ultramarathon.org |
The IAU 100 km Asian Championships is an annual, ultrarunning competition over 100 kilometres for athletes from Asia and Oceana. It is organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and was first held in 2010.
| Edition | Year | Location | Country | Date | No. of athletes | No. of nations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2010 [1] | Jeju Island | Korea | 5 June | ||
| 2nd | 2011 [2] | Jeju Island | Korea | 26 March | ||
| 3rd | 2014 | Dongshan River, Yilan County | Taiwan | 13 December |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Dong Mun Lee (KOR) | 7:23:20 |  Yasutoshi Oshima (JPN) | 7:26:20 | Toru Sakuta (JPN) | 7:37:36 |
| 2011 [2] | Yoshikaza Haro (JPN) | 6:52:07 |  Pin Chi Chou (TPE) | 8:01:52 | Dae Soo Kim (KOR) | 9:06:40 |
| 2014 | Yen-Lung Yu (TPE) | 8:10:48 | Sungkyun Kim (KOR) | 8:12:17 | Jonguen Kim (KOR) | 8:16:26 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mai Fujisawa (JPN) | 8:01:32 | Takako Asano (JPN) | 8:44:59 | Yoko Yamazawa (JPN) | 8:53:11 |
| 2011 | Mai Fujisawa (JPN) | 8:28:10 | Hee Kyung Joung (KOR) | 9:22:15 | Narae Park (KOR) | 9:40:35 |
| 2014 | Ming-chu Lu (TPE) | 8:55:23 |  Badamkhatan Dovdon (MGL) | 9:04:33 | Wei-chen Li (TPE) | 9:17:16 |
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