Tomoe Abe

Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe, born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships with a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time is 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies' Marathon.

Tomoe Abe (Tomoe Kouno since 2006)
Personal information
Born (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971
Kitsuki, Ōita
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportmarathon, ultramarathon
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Ladies' marathon
World Championship
1993 Stuttgartladies' marathon

She is the female world record holder in the ultramarathon of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000 at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official IAAF(International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Japan
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 11th 10,000m 35:23.47
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:31:01
1994 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:26:09
1996 Hokkaido Marathon Sapporo, Japan 1st Marathon 2:31:21
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 29th Marathon 2:45:19
2000 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 6th Marathon 2:28:01
2001 Nagoya Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th Marathon 2:27:01

References
  1. IAAF:100 kilometres records


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