Tomeo Abe
Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵; born 1971) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon and the ultramarathon, and who holds the women's world record for the 100 kilometers road at 6:33:11.1
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Events | Marathon and ultramarathon (100 km road)1 |
| 100 km world record | 6:33:11, set 25 June 2000 at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, Hokkaido; still the current world record and Asian record1 |
| Marathon personal best | 2:26:09, winning the 1994 Osaka Ladies Marathon1 |
| Championship medal | Bronze, 1993 World Championships marathon, Stuttgart, 2:31:012 |
| Other personal bests | 20 km road 1:07:39 (1993); half marathon 1:11:39 (2002, Miyazaki); 10,000 m 33:22.99 (2000, Kita-Kyushu)1 |
Marathon career
Her fastest marathon came in January 1994, when she won the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 2:26:09, a personal best that stands in her World Athletics profile with a date of 30 January 1994.1 She won again at the 1996 Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo, running 2:31:21.3
Her later championship and major-city results were slower. At the 1997 World Championships in Athens she placed 29th in 2:45:19.
The 100 kilometers world record
On 25 June 2000, at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon in Hokkaido, Japan, Abe ran the 100 kilometers road distance in 6:33:11. World Athletics lists the performance as both the current world record (WR) and Asian record (AR) for the 100 kilometers road, and identifies her as a current world record holder.1
It remains the ratified world record in the World Athletics database.1
Personal bests across distances
World Athletics records personal bests for Abe at five distances, showing a career that spanned track, road, and ultramarathon running:1
- 10,000 meters: 33:22.99, 13 May 2000, Kita-Kyushu (JPN)
- 20 kilometers road: 1:07:39, 6 January 1993
- Half marathon: 1:11:39, 6 January 2002, Miyazaki (JPN)
- Marathon: 2:26:09, 30 January 1994
- 100 kilometers road: 6:33:11, 25 June 2000, Lake Saroma (JPN), world and Asian record
References
- Tomoe ABE, Profile, World Athletics
- Japanese prize winners, Japan Association of Athletics Federations
- Runner: Tomoe Abe, Association of Road Racing Statisticians
Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Athletics, gymnastics, and strength sports › Athletes of track and field and road running › Road, marathon, and ultramarathon runners
Initially written Oct 20, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026
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