# 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.<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Events | Marathon and ultramarathon (100 km road)<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup> |
| 100 km world record | 6:33:11, set 25 June 2000 at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, Hokkaido; still the current world record and Asian record<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup> |
| Marathon personal best | 2:26:09, winning the 1994 Osaka Ladies Marathon<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup> |
| Championship medal | Bronze, 1993 World Championships marathon, Stuttgart, 2:31:01<sup>[2](http://www.jaaf.or.jp/english/prize/iaaf.html)</sup> |
| 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)<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup> |

## 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](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-athletics) profile with a date of 30 January 1994.<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup> She won again at the 1996 Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo, running 2:31:21.<sup>[3](http://more.arrs.run/runner/1120)</sup>

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.<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup>

It remains the ratified world record in the World Athletics database.<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup>

## Personal bests across distances

World Athletics records personal bests for Abe at five distances, showing a career that spanned track, road, and ultramarathon running:<sup>[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)</sup>

- 10,000 meters: 33:22.99, 13 May 2000, Kita-Kyushu (JPN)
- 20 kilometers road: 1:07:39, 6 January 1993
- [Half marathon](https://www.edgepedia.org/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

1. [Tomoe ABE, Profile, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/tomoe-abe-14286035)
2. [Japanese prize winners, Japan Association of Athletics Federations](http://www.jaaf.or.jp/english/prize/iaaf.html)
3. [Runner: Tomoe Abe, Association of Road Racing Statisticians](http://more.arrs.run/runner/1120)

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