Invitational Athletes｜The 9th Race (2007)｜Nagano Marathon Competition Report

International [Men]

No.1
MOLA, Shimelis (24)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 2:10:11
(6th, Berlin, 2005)

No.2
KINYANJUI, Nephat (29)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:11:18
(1st, Nagano, 2006)
■Main Results:
2:12:48 （13th, Berlin, 2005)
2:15:37 （1st, Country Music, 2005)

No.3
ANDREYEV, Georgiy (31)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:11:19
(2nd, Nagano, 2006)
■Main Results:
2:11:20 （2nd, Nagano, 2005）
2:16:55 （19th, Athens Olympics, 2004)

No.4
OUAADI, Mohamed (37)
France
■Personal Best: 2:07:55
(2nd, Fukuoka International, 1999)
■Main Results:
2:14:04 （8th, Sydney Olympics, 2000)
2:13:23 （5th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2006)

No.5
TAYE, Moges (33)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best:
2:09:21 (Vienna, 1999)
■Main Results:
2:13:09 （1st, Nagano, 2004）

Greek Inviational Athletes [Men]
-- Top male finishers of the 2006 Athens Classic Marathon --

No.6
KARAVIDAS, Georgios
Greece

Chinese Inviational Athletes [Men]

No.25
ZHENG, Guojun (19)
People's Republic of China

Laotian Inviational Athletes [Men]

No. 26
LUANGLATH, Somphavanh (21)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Police officer in Oudomxai Province of Northern Laos

International [Women]

No. 51
SIMON, Lidia (33)
Romania
■Personal Best: 2:22:54
(1st, Osaka International, 2000)
■Main Results:
2:23:22 (2nd, Sydney Olympics, 2000)
2:31:20 (2nd, Nagano, 2005)

No.52
MORGUNOVA, Lyubov (36)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:26:32
(8th, London, 2000)
■Main Results:
2:27:33 (1st, Honolulu, 2004)

No.53
TUNE, Dire (21)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 2:26:52
(1st, Houston, 2005)
■Main Results: 2:30:48
（4th, Los Angeles, 2005)

No.54
IVANOVA, Alevtina (31)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:29:05
(2nd, Nagano, 2003)

No.55
IZEM, Hafida (27)
Morocco
■Personal Best: 2:31:30
(6th, Frankfurt, 2006)
■Main Results: 1:10:39
（Roma-Ostia Half, 2004）

No.56
SMYTH, Kate (33)
Australia
■Personal Best: 2:33:39
(14th, Chicago, 2006)
■Main Results: 1:13:11
(1st, Christchurch Half, 2006)

Greek Inviational Athletes [Women]

No.57
KAKOU, Maria (36)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:55:21
(Athens, 2006)

No.58
GRATSANI, Paraskevi (27)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:48:36
(Hambourg, 2006)

Chinese Inviational Athletes [Women]

No.66
XU, Junliang (23)
People's Republic of China

Laotian Inviational Athletes [Women]

No.67
KETAVONG, Sirivanh (36)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
■Main Results:
Participated in 3 consecutive Olympics as follows: Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000)

National [Men]

No.10
TAKAOKA, Toshinari (36)
Kanebo COSMETICS INC.
■Personal Best: 2:06:16
(3rd, Chicago, 2002) *Japanese Record
■Main Results: 2:07:41
（1st, Tokyo International, 2005)

No.11
SATOH, Yohei (28)
Kanebo COSMETICS INC.
■Personal Best: 2:10:43
（4th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2003)
■Main Results: 2:13:18
（4th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2006)

No.12
NAKAMORI, Kazuya (28)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical CO., LTD.
■Personal Best: 2:12:08
(3rd, Nobeoka West Japan, 2006)

No.13
ENOKI, Kazutaka (32)
TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION.
■Personal Best: 2:10:44
（1st, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2000)
■Main Results: 2:13:34
（8th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2005)

No.14
ITO, Kentaro (27)
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO Co., Ltd.
■Personal Best: 2:13:44
(4th, Hofu Yomiuri, 2001)
■Main Results: 2:15:42
（7th, Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2006)

No.15
MURASATO, Ryo (28)
Honda Kumamoto Motor Co., Ltd.
■Personal Best: 2:13:15
（Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 2000)
■Main Results: 2:14:15
(2nd, Nobeoka West Japan, 2005)

Nagano Pref. [Men]

No.20
NISHIZAWA, Satoshi (28)
Yamani Spring Co., Ltd.
■Personal Best: 2:20:30
(13th, Tokyo International, 2005)
■Main Results: 2:21:51
（26th, Fukuoka International, 2006)

No.21
OKUBO, Takashi (32)
Karakida Flour Mills Co., Ltd.
■Personal Best: 2:19:42
(Kakogawa, 2004)
■Main Results: 2:21:33
（24th, Lake Biwa Mainichi, 2006)

National [Women]

No.60
TAGAMI, Mai (27)
Yamaguchi Track and Field Association
■Personal Best: 2:29:43
(2nd, Hokkaido, 2004)
■Main Results: 2:38:52
(2nd, Hokkaido, 2006)

No.61
HOSHINO, Yoshimi (40)
eA Shizuoka
■Personal Best: 2:35:58
(1st, Ohtawara, 2005)
■Main Results: 2:36:56
（4th, Nagano, 2006）

No.62
OHGUSHI, Chikako (27)
KOJIMA PRESS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
■Personal Best: 2:40:00
(6th, Nagano, 2006)
■Main Results: 2:40:45
（1st, Athens Classic, 2006）

No.63
MIZUTANI, Risa (21)
Tsukuba University Medical Track and Field Team
■Personal Best: 2:41:17
(12th, Osaka International, 2006)

Nagano Pref. [Women]

No.64
OANA, Chiemi (31)
Azumino Track and Field Association
■Personal Best: 2:40:46
(17th, Osaka International, 2003)
■Main Results: 2:49:39
（10th, Nagano, 2006）

Guest Runners

No. 65
ASAI，Eriko (47)
SEALS (Tokyo)
■Personal Best: 2:28:22
(Nagoya International Women's, 1993)

Pace Runners

3 hour pacemaker
HAYATA, Toshiyuki (38)
Saitama Track and Field Association
■Personal Best: 2:08:07
(2nd, Fukuoka International, 1997)

3.5 hour pacemaker
TERAUCHI, Taeko (34)
Kita Aoyama Running Club
■Personal Best: 2:28:10
(8th, Osaka International, 1999)

4 hour pacemaker
KRISTIANSEN，Ingrid (51)
Norway
■Personal Best: 2:21:06 (1st, London, 1985)
■Main Results: 4th, Los Angeles Olympics
※Wolrd record holder from 1985 through 1998

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