Japanese long-distance runner
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
Marathons
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
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
External links
International National People