Toshihiko Seko

Toshihiko Seko (瀬古 利彦, Seko Toshihiko, born July 14, 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.

Toshihiko Seko
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1956-07-15) July 15, 1956
Kuwana, Mie, Japan
Sport
Country 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]

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, 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

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