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Born | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | February 12, 1967
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Country | Japan |
Sport | marathon, 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 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.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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) |