Nagano Marathon Competition Report

The 5th Race (2003)

The 5th Race (2003)

Invitational Athletes

International [Men]

Josiah THUGWANE

No.1
Josiah THUGWANE (32)
South Africa
■Personal Best: 2:07:28
 (1st, Fukuoka International, 1997)
■Main Results:
  - 1st, Atlanta Olympics, 1996
  - 1st, Nagano, 2002

 

Benedict KIMONDIU

No.2
Benedict KIMONDIU (25)

KENYA
■Personal Best: 2:08:52
 (1st, Chicago, 2001)
■Main Results: 2nd, Los Angeles, 2001

 


 

No.3
Nelson NDEREVA (35)
KENYA
■Personal Best: 2:10:37
(1st, Beijing, 1996)
■Main Results:
1st, Beijing, 2000

Artur OSMAN

No.4
Artur OSMAN (33)
Poland
■Personal Best: 2:11:46
(2nd, Frankfurt, 2001)


Abraham ASSEFA

No.5
Abraham ASSEFA (30)
ETHIOPIA
■Personal Best: 2:13:16
 (5th, NY, 2000)

 

Nikitas MARKAKIS

No.6
Nikitas MARKAKIS (34)
GREECE
■Personal Best: 2:22:58

 (Patras, Greece, 1996)

Vasilis POULIOPOULOS

No.7
Vasilis POULIOPOULOS (23)

GREECE

Waldemar CIERPINSKI

No.8
Waldemar CIERPINSKI (52)
GERMANY
■Personal Best: 2:09:55
(1st, Montreal Olympics, 1976)
■Main Results: 1st, Moscow Olympics, 1980

 


International [Women]

Fatuma ROBA

No.51
Fatuma ROBA (29)
ETHIOPIA
■Personal Best: 2:23:21

(1st, Boston, 1998)
■Main Results:
- 1st, Atlanta Olympics, 1996
- 1st, Boston, 1997-1999

 

Madina BIKTAGIROVA

No.52
Madina BIKTAGIROVA (38)
RUSSIA
■Personal Best: 2:24:46
 (2nd, Berlin, 1997)
■Main Results:
- 5th, Sydney Olympics, 2000
- 1st, Nagano, 2002

 


Elizbieta YAROSZ

No.53
Elizbieta JAROSZ (31)
POLAND
■Personal Best: 2:30:15

Alevtina IVANOVA

No.54
Alevtina IVANOVA (27)
RUSSIA
■Personal Best: 2:30:25
(6th, Amsterdam, 2002)
■Main Results: 3rd, Honolulu, 2002

 


Georgia AMPATZIDOU

No.55
Georgia AMPATZIDOU (34)
GREECE
■Personal Best: 2:46:52
(7th, Nagano, 2001)

 


National [Men]

Eric WAINAINA

No.10
Eric WAINAINA (29)
Konica
■Personal Best: 2:08:43
(1st, Tokyo International, 2002)
■Main Results:
- 2nd, Sydney Olympics, 2000
- 1st, Nagano, 2000

 

Yasuaki YAMAMOTO

No.11
Yasuaki YAMAMOTO (30)
Mitsui-Sumitomo Insurance Inc.,
■Personal Best: 2:10:44
(6th, Lake Biwa Mainichi, 2000)

 


Shinichi WATANABE

No.12
Shinichi WATANABE (26)
Sanyo Tokusyu Seiko
■Personal Best: 2:12:16
(12th, Lake Biwa Mainichi, 2002)

Kentaro ITOH

No.13
Kentaro ITOH (23)
Kyowa Hakko
■Personal Best: 2:13:44
 (4th, Hofu Yomiuri, 2001)
■Main Results:
7th, Chicago, 2002

 


Shinobu MINAMI

No.14
Shinobu MINAMI (29)
Komori Corporation
■Personal Best: 2:13:23
(8th, Tokyo International, 2001)

 

Hiroshi MIURA

No.15
Hiroshi MIURA (26)
Oita Athletic Association
■Personal Best: 2:14:14
 (6th, Hofu Yomiuri, 2001)


National [Women]

No.60
Yukari KOMATSU (29)
Matsue Athletic Association
■Personal Best: 2:28:48
(5th, Nagoya International, 1998)

 

Hisae YOSHIMATSU

No.61
Hisae YOSHIMATSU (23)
TV Asahi
■Personal Best: 2:28:49
(2nd, Hokkaido, 2002)

 


Chihiro TANAKA

No.62
Chihiro TANAKA (33)
Tokusen Kogyo
■Personal Best: 2:29:30
(4th, Nagoya International, 2002)
■Main Results:
2nd, Nagano, 2001

Ai SUGHIHARA

No.63
Ai SUGHIHARA (27)
Otsuka Seiyaku
■Personal Best: 2:30:50
(14th, Nagoya International, 2001)
■Main Results:
8th, Nagano, 2002

 


Tomoe YOKOYAMA

No.64
Tomoe YOKOYAMA (26)
S I I
■Personal Best: 2:34:37
(13th, Nagoya International, 2000)

 

Eriko ASAI

No.65
Eriko ASAI (43)
NTT Advance Technologies
■Personal Best: 2:28:22
(Nagoya International, 1993)
■Main Results:
25th, Seoul Olympics, 1988