瀬古利彦

Seko's Marathon record

Place Date Time Place
Kyoto 2/13/77 2:26:00
10th
Fukuoka 12/4/77 2:15:01
5th
Milton Keynes 7/8/78 2:53:17
69th
Fukuoka 12/3/78 2:10:21
1st
Boston 4/16/79 2:10:12
2nd
Fukuoka 12/2/79 2:10:35
1st
Fukuoka 12/7/80 2:09:45
1st
Boston 4/20/81 2:09:26
1st
Tokyo 2/13/83 2:08:38
1st
Fukuoka 12/4/83 2:08:52
1st
'84 Olympics 12/08/84 2:14:13
14th
London 4/20/86 2:10:02
1st
Chicago 10/26/86 2:08:27
1st
Boston 4/20/87 2:11:50
1st
L. Biwa (Otsu) 03/13/88 2:12:41
1st
'88 Olympics 10/02/88 2:13:41
9th


Note: Most of the photos used in this web page were provided to me by Nobuya Hashizume (Nobby), So I'd like
to express my sincere acknowledgement for this... Thanks a lot Nobby!!!



Cover of the Track and field magazine from Japan showing Seko's victory at 1983 Fukuoka Marathon

Seko running in the 1981 Boston Marathon where he set a course record of 2:09:26 (1st place)

Seko, Takeshi Soh (11) Shigerou Soh (13) and Bernard Ford (GBR) (4) leading the 1979 Fukuoka marathon


Final
Toshihiko Seko and the Soh Brothers in the final lap inside the Heiwadai stadium in the 1979 Fukuoka marathon. Seko won in 2:10:35. Shigerou Soh (13) was 2nd in 2:10:37 and Takeshi Soh (11) was 3rd in 2:10:40). Bernie Ford (GBR) was 4th in 2:10:51.

Outkicking Jumma Ikanga (Tanzania) at the 1983 Fukuoka marathon (watch the video provided below)




Right after winning the 1978 Fukuoka marathon, T. Seko looks for his trainer Kiyoshi Nakamura.

Kunimitsu Ito (3rd; 2:10:05 ), Seko (1st: 2:09:45) and Takeshi Soh (3rd; 2:09:49) in the 1980 Fukuoka Marathon.




Awards ceremony of the 1978 Fukuoka Marathon: Hideki Kita (2nd; 2:11:05), Seko (1st; 2:10:21), Shigerou Soh (3rd; 2:11:41)

Seko celebrates his victory at 1983 Fukuoka Marathon beating Salazar and Ikangaa


April 16, 1979. Garry Bjorklund #15 (5th; 2:13:15) , Dickie Mahoney (10th; 2:14:37), Seko (2nd; 2:10:13),
Bill Rodgers (1st; 2:09:27 AR), and Don Kardong at the 1979 Boston Marathon
Awards ceremony of the 1979 Fukuoka Marathon.



Photos from the 1979 Fukuoka marathon

Awards ceremony of the 1980 Fukuoka marathon, where Seko beat W.Cierpinski, The Moscow 1980 Golden medalist.


Seko in hist last olympic appearence in Seoul 1988.
Left: Photo from Fukuoka 1983. Right: Photo from the Hakone Ekiden in Japan running for the Waseda University.




In training in New Zealand (1984)
Winning the 1983 Tokyo Marathon.



1983 Fukuoka marathon
Seko passing Shigerou Soh during the 1978 Fukuoka marathon


Left: Fukuoka 1983. Right: Seko running a 10,000m track race


Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) and Kirk Pfeffer (153) leading the 1980 Fukuoka Marathon.
Also in the photo are De Castella (last in Yellow), Garry Henry, Shigerou Soh (120), Takeshi Soh,
and Kunimitsu Ito (122)



Seko in training during 1979 (right)


Soh, Seko and Rodolfo Gomez from Mexico in the final stages of the 1983 Tokyo Marathon. Right: Seko obtaining the 2nd place at the
1979 Boston Marathon


Soh, Seko and Rodolfo Gomez at the awards ceremony of the 1983 Tokyo Marathon.
A rare photo of Seko wearing Nike shoes



Left: Seko training in Hokkaido.
Right: With Nakamura after 1983 Fukuoka marathon



Magazine article:

Article about Seko before the Olympic Marathon at LA84 (published in the Runner Magazine of July 1984. pp. 66-68)
Acrobat (R) *.pdf file (0.8 Mb)