Toshihiko Seko

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Toshihiko Seko
Toshihiko Seko - Saitama, Japan - 2018.jpg
Seko in 2018
Personal information
Nationality Japanese
Born (1956-07-15) July 15, 1956 (age 69)
Kuwana, Mie, Japan
Sport
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)
 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathon, marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000m : 7:56.47 [1]
5000m : 13:24.29 [1]
10,000m : 27:42.17 [1]
Marathon : 2:08:27 [1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Seoul 10,000 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Tokyo 10,000 m

Toshihiko Seko (瀬古 利彦, Seko Toshihiko; born July 15, 1956 in Kuwana, Mie) is a Japanese former long-distance runner. He was a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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Seko's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1978–1980, 1983), Boston Marathon (1981, 1987), London Marathon (1986) and Chicago Marathon (1986).

On March 22, 1981, Seko set world records at 25,000 m (1:13:55.8) and 30,000 m (1:29:18.8). The records stood for 30 years until they were broken by Moses Mosop in June 2011. [2] On April 20, 1981, Seko shaved one second off Bill Rodgers's course record at the Boston Marathon. [3]

Seko was a coach at the S & B Foods Track Team until the team was disbanded in 2012. [4] He also was a member of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel. [5]

He serves on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education from December 21, 2007. [6]

He was devoted to the sport above other interests and once remarked "The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have." [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1979 Asian Championships Tokyo, Japan1st10,000 m28:59.2a
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14thMarathon 2:14:13
1986 Asian Games Seoul, South Korea3rd10,000 m29:31.90
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 9thMarathon 2:13:41

Marathons

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1977 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 5thMarathon2:15:00
1978 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:10:21
1979 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:10:35
1979 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 2ndMarathon2:10:12
1980 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:09:45
1981 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1stMarathon2:09:26
1983 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1stMarathon2:08:38
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:08:52
1986 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1stMarathon2:10:02
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1stMarathon2:08:27
1987 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1stMarathon2:11:50
1988 Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Japan 1stMarathon2:12:41

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Toshihiko SEKO - Athlete Profile". IAAF .
  2. ↑ "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene – Samsung Diamond League". June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Seko Clocks A Boston Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. April 21, 1981. p. 19. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "名門ショック…エスビー陸上部廃部　選手ら"移籍"目指す". 2012-09-01. Retrieved June 12, 2025. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education's official website(in Japanese)
  5. ↑ Members of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ 東京都教育委員会委員の任命に係る議会の同意について Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education's official website(in Japanese)
  7. ↑ Running with the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners (book)
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