Toshihiko Seko
Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 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 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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.[1] On April 20, 1981, Seko shaved one second off Bill Rodgers's course record at the Boston Marathon.[2]
Seko was a coach at the S & B Foods Track Team until the team was disbanded in 2012.[3] He also was a member of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel.[4]
He serves on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education from December 21, 2007.[5]
He was devoted to the sport above other interests and once remarked "The marathon is my only girlfriend. I give her everything I have."[6]
International competitions
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| 1979 | Asian Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 10,000 m | 28:59.2a |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 14th | Marathon | 2:14:13 |
| 1986 | Asian Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:31.90 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 9th | Marathon | 2:13:41 |
Marathons
| 1977 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th | Marathon | 2:15:00 |
| 1978 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:21 |
| 1979 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:35 |
| 1979 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:12 |
| 1980 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:45 |
| 1981 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:26 |
| 1983 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:38 |
| Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:52 | |
| 1986 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:02 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:27 | |
| 1987 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:50 |
| 1988 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:41 |
See also
References
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- ↑ 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 Template:Webarchive Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education's official websiteTemplate:In lang
- ↑ Running with the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners (book)
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