Invitational Athletes｜The 6th Race (2004)｜Nagano Marathon Competition Report

International [Men]

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

No.2
Simretu ALEMAYEHU (33)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 2:07:45
(1st, Torino, 2001)
■Main Results: 1st, Torino, 2000

No.3
Adam DOBRZYNSKI (29)
Poland
■Personal Best:2:12:29
(Berlin, 2001)

No.4
Moges TAYE (30)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 2:12:45
(1st, Tiberias, 2003)

No.5
Roderic de HIGHDEN (35)
Australia
■Personal Best: 2:13:53
(Fukuoka International, 1999)
■Main Results: Participated in Sydney Olympics, 2000

Greek Athletes [Men]

No.6
GEORGIOS Chondrogiannis (28)

No.7
PANAGIOTIS Artinios (30)

International [Women]

No.51
Fatuma ROBA (30)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 2:23:21
(Boston, 1998)
■Main Results: 1st, Atlanta Olympics, 1996

No.52
Madina BIKTAGIROVA (39)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:24:46
(Berlin, 1997)
■Main Results:
- 5th, Sydney Olympics, 2000
- 1st, Nagano, 2002-2003

No.53
Shitaye GEMECHU (23)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best:2:26:15
(Berlin, 2002)
■Main Results: 10th, World Championship, 2003

No.54
Alevtina IVANOVA (28)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:29:05
(2nd, Nagano, 2003)
■Main Results: 2nd, Honolulu, 2003

No.55
Natalya BERKUT (28)
Ukraine
■Personal Best: 2:35:24
(NY, 2003)

No.56
Valentina EGOROVA (40)
Russia
■Personal Best:2:23:33
(2nd, Boston, 1994)
■Main Results:
- 1st, Barcelona Olympics, 1992
- 2nd, Atlanta Olympics, 1996

Greek Athletes [Women]

No.57
PANAGIOTA Nikolakopoulou (39)

National [Men]

No.10
Shigekatsu KONDO (29)
S&B FOODS INC.
■Personal Best: 2:11:14
(4th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2001)

No.11
Satoshi WATANABE (27)
ARACO Corporation
■Personal Best: 2:11:18
(9th, Lake Biwa Mainichi, 2003)

No.12
Yasuhiro KARASU (28)
Sanyo Tokusyu Seiko
■Personal Best: 2:13:04
(Nobeoka West Japan, 1999)

No.13
Manabu ITAYAMA (25)
NISSEI CO., LTD.
■Personal Best: 1:02:38 (Half)

No.14
Satoshi NISHIZAWA (25)
Okaya Amateur Athletic Association
■Personal Best: 2:21:21
(Fukuoka International, 2003)

No.15
Takashi OKUBO (29)
AICHI STEEL
■Personal Best: 2:21:43
(Tokyo International, 2004)

National [Women]

No.60
Asami OBI (28)
Starts
■Personal Best: 2:34:39
(Nagoya International Women’s, 2002)

No.61
Yoshimi HOSHINO (37)
eA Shizuoka
■Personal Best: 2:39:13
(Ohtawara, 2003)

No.62
Ai TOYAMA (26)
World BB
■Personal Best: 2:46:24
(Hokkaido, 2003)

Pace Runners

3 hour pacemaker
Douglas WAKIIHURI (40)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:09:03
(London, 1989)
■Main Results:
- 1st, World Championship, 1987
- 2nd, Seoul Olympics, 1988

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