Ryōichi Sekiya

Ryoichi Sekiya

Ryōichi Sekiya (left) and Mami Kudo (right), winners of the 2009 SCUltraMarathon
Personal information
Born February 12, 1967
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Japan
Sport marathon, ultramarathon

Ryōichi Sekiya (關家 良一 Sekiya Ryōichi , born 12 February 1967) (can be written as Ryoichi Sekiya), is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from Sagamihara, Kanagawa. He is the current Asian record holder of the 24-hour run with the distance of 274.884 kilometres (170.805 mi), which he achieved in 2007 at Soochow International Ultra-Marathon.[1] He is a four-time IAU 24 Hour World Championship winner, which makes him the athlete with the most wins in the event.[2]

Other notable wins of Sekiya include eight wins at the IAU-endorsed Soochow International Ultra-Marathon held in Taipei. He first won the event in 2001, and won in seven consecutive years in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009,[3] 2010,[4] 2011,[5] and 2012 (there was no event in 2006).[6]

Sekiya won the 153 miles (246 km) Spartathlon Ultra Race in Greece in 2002 and 2009.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
2008 World Championships Seoul, Korea 1st 24-hour run 273.366 kilometres (169.862 mi)
2007 World Championships Drummondville, Canada 1st 24-hour run 263.562 kilometres (163.770 mi)
2006 World Championships Taipei, Republic of China 1st 24-hour run 272.936 kilometres (169.595 mi)
2004 World Championships Brno, Czech Republic 1st 24-hour run 269.085 kilometres (167.202 mi)
2003 World Championships Uden, Netherlands 2nd 24-hour run 267.223 kilometres (166.045 mi)

References

  1. ↑ http://planetultramarathon.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/world-24hr-and-100km-current-records-dec-09/
  2. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/ultra-running/ultra-running
  3. ↑ http://physical2.idc.scu.edu.tw/zax/jp/minutes/minutes.html
  4. ↑ http://ultrarunning.scu.edu.tw/scu-ultra/www/score_data.php
  5. ↑ http://runitfast.com/2011/12/09/scott-jurek-chasing-record-at-soochow-international-24-hour-ultra-in-taiwan-updates/
  6. ↑ http://multidays.com/soochow-international-24-hour-ultramarathon-2012/