Nagano Marathon Competition Report

The 4th Race (2002)

The 4th Race (2002)

Invitational Athletes

International [Men]

Josiah THUGWANE

No.1
Josiah THUGWANE (30)
South Africa
■Personal Best: 2:07:28
(1st, Fukuoka International, 1997)
■Main Results:
- 1st, Atlanta Olympics, 1996
- 8th, London, 2000

 

Jackson KABIGA

No.3
Jackson KABIGA (25)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:08:42
 (1st, Fukuoka International, 1998)
■Main Results:
1st, Nagano, 1999

 


Maxwell N. MUSEMBI

No.4
Maxwell N. MUSEMBI (28)
Kenya
■Personal Best: 2:12:16
(2nd, Nagano, 2000)
■Main Results:
1st, Nagano, 2001

 

Artur OSMAN

No.5
Artur OSMAN (32)
Poland
■Personal Best: 2:11:46

 (2nd, Frankfurt, 2001)
■Main Results:
7th, Tokyo International, 2001

 


Omar Daher GADID

No.6
Omar Daher GADID (35)
Djibouti
■Personal Best: 2:14:25 (1996)
■Main Results:
Participated in Sydney Olympics, 2000

Getachew DEBABA

No.7
Getachew DEBABA (24)
Ethiopia
■Personal Best: 1:02:33
 (Addis Ababa Half)

 

Panayiotis IOANNIDIS

No.8
Panayiotis IOANNIDIS (27)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:23:11 (1996)

Gerasimos KOKKOTOS

No.9
Gerasimos KOKKOTOS (28)
Greece
■Personal Best: 2:26:28 (1996)


International [Women]

Fatuma ROBA

No.51
Fatuma ROBA (28)
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 (37)
Russia
■Personal Best: 2:24:46
 (2nd, Berlin, 1997)
■Main Results:
- 2nd, Nagoya International, 1998
- 5th, Sydney Olympics, 2000

 


Irina BOGACHEVA

No.53
Irina BOGACHEVA (40)
Kyrgyz
■Personal Best: 2:26:27
 (2nd, Boston, 2000)
■Main Results:
14th, Sydney Olympics, 2000

Jingbo LU

No.54
Jingbo LU (28)
China
■Personal Best: 2:28:00
(8th, Beijing, 2001)
■Main Results: 3rd, Jinan, 2000

 


Dorota GRUCA

No.55
Dorota GRUCA (31)
Poland
■Personal Best: 2:34:55
(8th, Minneapolis, 2001)

 

Vassiliki SIKOPETI

No.56
Vassiliki SIKOPETI (25)

Greece
■Personal Best: 2:58:13 (2001)


National [Men]

Takahiro SUNADA

No.10
Takahiro SUNADA (29)
Dicton RC
■Personal Best: 2:10:08
(4th, Berlin, 2000)
■Main Results: 6:13:33
(Lake Saroma 100k, 1998) *world record

 

Yukiyasu OGURA

No.12
Yukiyasu OGURA (32)
Kanebo
■Personal Best: 2:12:19
(2nd, Nobeoka West Japan, 1999)
■Main Results: 4th, Nagano, 2001

 


Yoshihisa OKAMOTO

No.13
Yoshihisa OKAMOTO (28)
Asahi Kasei
■Personal Best: 2:13:11
 (1st, Nobeoka West Japan, 2001)
■Main Results: 2nd, Shinmai, 1998

 

Tadesse GEBRE

No.14
Tadesse GEBRE (31)
Kuriyamabeika
■Personal Best: 2:10:28
(Roma, 1990)
■Main Results:
1st, Hokkaido, 1993/1995



Tatsuya HOSHI

No.15
Tatsuya HOSHI (29)
Sagawa Express
■Personal Best: 2:14:03
(2nd, Asian Athletics Championships, 1996

 

 

Makoto SHIRAISHI

No.16
Makoto SHIRAISHI (23)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
■Personal Best: 2:14:46
(Beppu Ooita Mainichi, 1999)


Tadashi FUKUSHIMA

No.17
Tadashi FUKUSHIMA (37)
Fujitsu
■Personal Best: 2:15:39
(Cologne, 1997)

 

Eiji HINATA

No.18
Eiji HINATA (28)
Fuji Heavy Industries
■Personal Best: 2:16:34
 (Beijing, 1997)


National [Women]

Masako KOIDE

No.60
Masako KOIDE (28)
Sekisui Chemical
■Personal Best: 2:28:28
 (2nd, Rotterdam, 2001)
■Main Results:
9th, Tokyo International, 2000

 

Ai SUGIHARA

No.61
Ai SUGIHARA (26)
Otsuka Pharmaceutical


■Personal Best: 2:30:50
(Nagoya International, 2001)
■Main Results:
10th, Osaka International, 2002

 


田中 千洋

No.62
Chihiro TANAKA (32)
Tokusen
■Personal Best: 2:29:30
(4th, Nagoya International, 2002)
■Main Results:
2nd, Nagano, 2001

 

野村 洋子

No.63
Hiroko NOMURA (31)
Shiseido
■Personal Best: 2:29:26
(5th, Osaka International, 1997)

 


Ayano KOZUKA

No.64
Ayano KOZUKA (24)
Asahi Bank
■Personal Best: 2:33:56
 (6th, Nagoya International, 1999)