Ryōichi Sekiya

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 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]

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

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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, Taiwan 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. "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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