Toshihiko Seko

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Toshihiko Seko (瀬古利彦,Seko Toshihiko,born July 15, 1956) is a Japanese long-distance runner, 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). While the first record was broken by Haile Gebrselassie, the second still stands as of 2006.

As of 2005, Seko is a coach at the S & B Foods Track Team, and a member of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel.[1]