Tomoe Abe

Tomoe Abe (Tomoe Kouno since 2006)
Personal information
Born August 13, 1971
Kitsuki, Ōita
Height 149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Japan
Sport marathon, ultramarathon


Tomoe Abe (Japanese: 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.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Japan
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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