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Toshihiko Seko

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Toshihiko Seko

Personal information

Nationality

Japanese

Born

July 15, 1956 (age 68)
Kuwana, Mie, Japan

Sport

Country

Japan

Sport

Men'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 Japan
Asian Games
	1986 Seoul	10,000 m
Asian Championships
	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 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.^[2] On April 20, 1981, Seko shaved one second off Bill Rodgers's course record at the Boston Marathon.^[3]

As of 2005^[update], Seko is a coach at the S & B Foods Track Team and 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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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Japan
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

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
1983	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:08:52
1986	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:10:02
1986	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

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Toshihiko SEKO - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
^ "Mosop rips apart World records for 25,000 and 30,000m in Eugene – Samsung Diamond League". June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
^ "Seko Clocks A Boston Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. April 21, 1981. p. 19. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
^ Members of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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)
^ Running with the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners (book)

External links

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Asian Athletics Champions in men's 10,000 metres

1973: Ichio Sato (JPN)
1975: Hari Chand (IND)
1979: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1981: Kunimitsu Itō (JPN)
1983–1985: Zhang Guowei (CHN)
1987: Cai Shangyan (CHN)
1989: Ryu Ok-hyon (PRK)
1991: Hwang Young-Jo (KOR)
1993: Alyan Sultan Al-Qahtani (KSA)
1995: Marly Sopyev (TKM)
1998: Baek Seung-do (KOR)
2000–2002: Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama (QAT)
2003: Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)
2005: Essa Ismail Rashed (QAT)
2007: Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)
2009: Hasan Mahboob (BHR)
2011–2013: Alemu Bekele (BHR)
2015: El-Hassan El-Abbassi (BHR)
2017: Govindan Lakshmanan (IND)
2019: Dawit Fikadu (BHR)
2023: Ren Tazawa (JPN)

London Marathon – men's winners

1981: Dick Beardsley (USA) & Inge Simonsen (NOR)
1982: Hugh Jones (GBR)
1983: Mike Gratton (GBR)
1984: Charlie Spedding (GBR)
1985: Steve Jones (GBR)
1986: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1987: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)
1988: Henrik Jørgensen (DEN)
1989: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)
1990: Allister Hutton (GBR)
1991: Yakov Tolstikov (RUS)
1992: António Pinto (POR)
1993: Eamonn Martin (GBR)
1994–96: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
1997: António Pinto (POR)
1998: Abel Antón (ESP)
1999: Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)
2000: António Pinto (POR)
2001: Abdelkader El Mouaziz (MAR)
2002: Khalid Khannouchi (USA)
2003: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
2004: Evans Rutto (KEN)
2005: Martin Lel (KEN)
2006: Felix Limo (KEN)
2007–08: Martin Lel (KEN)
2009: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
2010: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2011: Emmanuel Mutai (KEN)
2012: Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
2013: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2014: Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
2015–16: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
2017: Daniel Wanjiru (KEN)
2018-19: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
2020: Shura Kitata (ETH)
2021: Sisay Lemma (ETH)
2022: Amos Kipruto (KEN)
2023: Kelvin Kiptum (KEN)

World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon – List (M/W); Boston Marathon – List (M/W); Chicago Marathon – List (M/W); London Marathon – List (M/W); New York City Marathon – List (M/W); Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)

Boston Marathon – men's winners

1897: John McDermott (USA)
1898: Ronald MacDonald (CAN)
1899: Lawrence Brignolia (USA)
1900–01: Jack Caffery (CAN)
1902: Sammy Mellor (USA)
1903: John Lordan (USA)
1904: Michael Spring (USA)
1905: Frederick Lorz (USA)
1906: Timothy Ford (USA)
1907: Thomas Longboat (CAN)
1908: Thomas Morrissey (USA)
1909: Henri Renaud (USA)
1910: Fred Cameron (CAN)
1911: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1912: Michael Ryan (USA)
1913: Fritz Carlson (USA)
1914: James Duffy (CAN)
1915: Édouard Fabre (CAN)
1916: Arthur Roth (USA)
1917: Bill Kennedy (USA)
1918: (Military Relay)
1919: Carl Linder (USA)
1920: Peter Trivoulides (GRE)
1921: Frank Zuna (USA)
1922–24: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1925: Charles Mellor (USA)
1926: John C. Miles (CAN)
1927–28: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1929: John C. Miles (CAN)
1930: Clarence DeMar (USA)
1931: James Henigan (USA)
1932: Paul de Bruyn (GER)
1933: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1934: Dave Komonen (CAN)
1935: John A. Kelley (USA)
1936: Ellison Brown (USA)
1937: Walter Young (CAN)
1938: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1939: Ellison Brown (USA)
1940: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1941: Leslie S. Pawson (USA)
1942: Joe Smith (USA)
1943–44: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1945: John A. Kelley (USA)
1946: Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE)
1947: Suh Yun-bok (KOR)
1948: Gérard Côté (CAN)
1949: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
1950: Ham Kee-yong (KOR)
1951: Shigeki Tanaka (JPN)
1952: Mateo Flores (GTM)
1953: Keizo Yamada (JPN)
1954: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
1955: Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
1956: Antti Viskari (FIN)
1957: John J. Kelley (USA)
1958: Franjo Mihalić (YUG)
1959: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
1960: Paavo Kotila (FIN)
1961–62: Eino Oksanen (FIN)
1963–64: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
1965: Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
1966: Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
1967: Dave McKenzie (NZL)
1968: Amby Burfoot (USA)
1969: Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN)
1970: Ron Hill (GBR)
1971: Álvaro Mejía (COL)
1972: Olavi Suomalainen (FIN)
1973: Jon Anderson (USA)
1974: Neil Cusack (IRE)
1975: Bill Rodgers (USA)
1976: Jack Fultz (USA)
1977: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
1978–80: Bill Rodgers (USA)
1981: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1982: Alberto Salazar (USA)
1983: Greg Meyer (USA)
1984–85: Geoff Smith (GBR)
1986: Robert de Castella (AUS)
1987: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1988: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
1989: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
1990: Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1991–92: Ibrahim Hussein (KEN)
1993–95: Cosmas Ndeti (KEN)
1996: Moses Tanui (KEN)
1997: Lameck Aguta (KEN)
1998: Moses Tanui (KEN)
1999: Joseph Chebet (KEN)
2000: Elijah Lagat (KEN)
2001: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
2002: Rodgers Rop (KEN)
2003: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
2004: Timothy Cherigat (KEN)
2005: Hailu Negussie (ETH)
2006–08: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)
2009: Deriba Merga (ETH)
2010: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN)
2011: Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)
2012: Wesley Korir (KEN)
2013: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
2014: Meb Keflezighi (USA)
2015: Lelisa Desisa (ETH)
2016: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETH)
2017: Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui (KEN)
2018: Yuki Kawauchi (JPN)
2019: Lawrence Cherono (KEN)
2020: cancelled
2021: Benson Kipruto (KEN)
2022–23: Evans Chebet (KEN)
2024: Sisay Lemma (KEN)

World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon – List (M/W); Boston Marathon – List (M/W); Chicago Marathon – List (M/W); London Marathon – List (M/W); New York City Marathon – List (M/W); Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)

Fukuoka Marathon – men's winners

1947: Toshikazu Wada (JPN)
1948: Saburo Yamada (JPN)
1949: Shinzo Koga (JPN)
1950: Shunji Koyanagi (JPN)
1951: Hiromi Haigo (JPN)
1952: Katsuo Nishida (JPN)
1953: Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
1954: Reinaldo Gorno (ARG)
1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
1956: Keizo Yamada (JPN)
1957: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)
1958: Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN)
1959–1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)
1960: Barry Magee (NZL)
1961: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
1962: Toru Terasawa (JPN)
1963: Jeff Julian (NZL)
1964: Toru Terasawa (JPN)
1965: Hidekuni Hiroshima (JPN)
1966: Mike Ryan (NZL)
1967: Derek Clayton (AUS)
1968: Bill Adcocks (ENG)
1969: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
1970: Akio Usami (JPN)
1971–1974: Frank Shorter (USA)
1975–1976: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
1978–1980: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
1982: Paul Ballinger (NZL)
1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
1984: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN)
1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
1988: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)
1989: Manuel Matias (POR)
1990: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
1991: Shuichi Morita (JPN)
1992: Tena Negere (ETH)
1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
1994: Boay Akonay (TAN)
1995: Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA)
1996: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
1997: Josia Thugwane (RSA)
1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN)
1999: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
2000: Atsushi Fujita (JPN)
2001–2002: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
2003: Tomoaki Kunichika (JPN)
2004: Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)
2005: Dmytro Baranovskyy (UKR)
2006: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2007: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
2008–2009: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2010: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
2011: Josephat Ndambiri (KEN)
2012: Joseph Gitau (KEN)
2013: Martin Mathathi (KEN)
2014–2015: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
2016: Yemane Tsegay (ETH)
2017: Sondre Nordstad Moen (NOR)
2018: Yuma Hattori (JPN)
2019: Taku Fujimoto (JPN)
2020: Yūya Yoshida (JPN)
2021: Michael Githae (KEN)
2022: Maru Teferi (ISR)

v t e Tokyo Marathon – men's winners
Tokyo International Marathon	1981 Feb: Hideki Kita (JPN) 1981 Mar: Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) 1982: Vadim Sidorov (URS) 1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 1984: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 1985: Shigeru So (JPN) 1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) 1987: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 1988: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 1989: Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN) 1990: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) 1991: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 1992: Kōichi Morishita (JPN) 1993: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 1994: Steve Moneghetti (AUS) 1995: Erick Wainaina (KEN) 1996: Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 1997: Kōji Shimizu (JPN) 1998: Alberto Juzdado (ESP) 1999: Gert Thys (RSA) 2000: Japhet Kosgei (KEN) 2001: Kenichi Takahashi (JPN) 2002: Erick Wainaina (KEN) 2003: Zebedayo Bayo (TAN) 2004: Daniel Njenga (KEN) 2005: Toshinari Takaoka (JPN) 2006: Ambesse Tolosa (ETH)
Tokyo Marathon	2007: Daniel Njenga (KEN) 2008: Viktor Röthlin (SUI) 2009: Salim Kipsang (KEN) 2010: Masakazu Fujiwara (JPN) 2011: Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 2012: Michael Kipyego (KEN) 2013: Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 2014: Dickson Chumba (KEN) 2015: Endeshaw Negesse (ETH) 2016: Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2017: Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 2018: Dickson Chumba (KEN) 2019: Birhanu Legese (ETH) 2020: Birhanu Legese (ETH) 2021: Not held 2022: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 2023: Deso Gelmisa (ETH)
World Marathon Majors Berlin Marathon – List (M/W) Boston Marathon – List (M/W) Chicago Marathon – List (M/W) London Marathon – List (M/W) New York City Marathon – List (M/W) Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)