Tomoe Abe
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| Tomoe Abe | |
| Event | Marathon, Ultramarathon |
|---|---|
| Height | 149 cm |
| Weight | 38 kg |
| Nationality | Japan |
| PR | 10,000m - 33:26.76 (2001); Half-Marathon - 1:11:39 (2002); Marathon – 2:26:09 (1994), 100km – 6:33:11 (2000) |
| Born | August 13, 1971 at Kitsuki, Ōita |
Tomoe Abe is a retired marathon and ultramarathoner from Japan.
Career highlights
Tomoe Abe won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:31:01 hours. Her personal best time was 2:26:09 hours, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Marathon. [1][2]
She set the world record over the ultramarathon distance of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11 on June 25, 2000 at Lake Saroma in Tokoro, Japan.[3]
External links
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe_Abe Retrieved 2009-07-17
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=67973/index.html
- ↑ Benyo, Richard, "Running Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Source for Today's Runner" (2002) Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736037349