Ryōichi Sekiya

Ryoichi Sekiya
Ryōichi Sekiya (left) and Mami Kudo (right), winners of the 2009 SCUltraMarathon
Personal information
Born (1967-02-12) February 12, 1967 (age 57)
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
Sportmarathon, ultramarathon

Ryōichi Sekiya (關家 良一, Sekiya Ryōichi, born 12 February 1967) 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 km (170.805 miles), 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 miles)
2007 World Championships Drummondville, Canada 1st 24-hour run 263.562 kilometres (163.770 miles)
2006 World Championships Taipei, Taiwan 1st 24-hour run 272.936 kilometres (169.595 miles)
2004 World Championships Brno, Czech Republic 1st 24-hour run 269.085 kilometres (167.202 miles)
2003 World Championships Uden, Netherlands 2nd 24-hour run 267.223 kilometres (166.045 miles)

References

  1. ^ "World 24hr and 100km current records – Dec 09". 4 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Ultra Running".
  3. ^ "東吳國際超級馬拉松 Soochow International Ultra-Marathon". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "東吳國際超級馬拉松 Soochow International Ultra-Marathon". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Scott Jurek Chasing Record at Soochow International 24-Hour Ultra in Taiwan (Results)". 9 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Soochow International 24 Hour Ultramarathon 2012". 9 December 2012.


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