The Osaka-Lake BiwaMainichi Marathon (びわ湖毎日マラソン, Biwako Mainichi Marason) was a marathon race held in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. It was one of the prominent marathons in Japan. It was a male only competition and had IAAF Gold Label status.[1] It was first held in 1946 and, having taken place every year since then, it was Japan's oldest annual marathon race.[2] The early editions of the race were held in Osaka until a switch to Tokyo occurred for the 1963–64 marathons, and all subsequent races thereafter were held in Shiga Prefecture, starting in Ōtsu fronting Lake Biwa, where the race received its name. It was sponsored by Mainichi and was known simply as the Mainichi Marathon for a period.[3] The final race was held in 2021.[4]
The race began and ended at the Ojiyama Stadium.[1] The Lake Biwa Marathon was selected as the Japanese national marathon championships on dozens of occasions, starting in 1960.[3] The course record for the competition was 2:04:56 hours, set by Kengo Suzuki at the final 2021 edition.[4] The 2021 race was also noteworthy for having 29 runners finish in under 2:09:00 and 42 runners finish under 2:10:00.[5]
The race was merged into the Osaka Marathon by the JAAF. The elite men's race at the Osaka Marathon for 2022 was designated by officials as the 77th Annual Lake Biwa Marathon, while the other races were billed as the Osaka Marathon.
The runners needed to meet both of the following requirements, or have a special recommendation from the JAAF, to enter the competition. 1, The runner must be at least 19 years old on the day of competition. 2, The runner should have achieved one of the following time within two years from the date of the competition.
(1)Marathon: 2 hours 30 minutes or less
(2)Half Marathon: 1 hour 10 minutes or less
(3)30km: 1 hour 40 minutes or less
(4)20km: 1 hour 5 minutes or less
(5)10000m: 31 minutes or less
Referencesedit
^ abNakamura, Ken (2010-03-07). Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
^Nakamura, Ken (2010-03-05). Course record in jeopardy at Lake Biwa Marathon? - Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-08.
^ ab"Kengo Suzuki wins last Biwako marathon with Japan record", The Asahi Shimbun, February 28, 2021
^Perelman, Rich (February 28, 2021), "Highlights: Gut-Behrami on fire on snow; A&M frosh Mu runs 1:58.40; 42 sub-2:10 finishers in Lake Biwa Marathon!", The Sports Examiner
External linksedit
Official website
Marathoninfo - Lake Biwa Marathon
April 09, 2024
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Not to be confused with Beppu Ōita Marathon The Osaka Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon びわ湖毎日マラソン Biwako Mainichi Marason was a marathon race held in Otsu Shiga Japan It was one of the prominent marathons in Japan It was a male only competition and had IAAF Gold Label status 1 It was first held in 1946 and having taken place every year since then it was Japan s oldest annual marathon race 2 The early editions of the race were held in Osaka until a switch to Tokyo occurred for the 1963 64 marathons and all subsequent races thereafter were held in Shiga Prefecture starting in Ōtsu fronting Lake Biwa where the race received its name It was sponsored by Mainichi and was known simply as the Mainichi Marathon for a period 3 The final race was held in 2021 4 Lake Biwa Marathon2015 Lake Biwa MarathonDateEarly MarchLocationŌtsu Shiga JapanEvent typeRoadDistanceMarathonPrimary sponsorSEIK Opticom Corporation 2010 Established1946Course records2 04 56 2021 Kengo SuzukiOfficial siteLake Biwa MarathonParticipants325 2021 The race began and ended at the Ojiyama Stadium 1 The Lake Biwa Marathon was selected as the Japanese national marathon championships on dozens of occasions starting in 1960 3 The course record for the competition was 2 04 56 hours set by Kengo Suzuki at the final 2021 edition 4 The 2021 race was also noteworthy for having 29 runners finish in under 2 09 00 and 42 runners finish under 2 10 00 5 The race was merged into the Osaka Marathon by the JAAF The elite men s race at the Osaka Marathon for 2022 was designated by officials as the 77th Annual Lake Biwa Marathon while the other races were billed as the Osaka Marathon Contents 1 Winners 2 Statistics 2 1 Winners by country 2 2 Multiple winners 3 Qualifications 4 References 5 External linksWinners editKey Course record Japanese championship race Asian Marathon Championship race nbsp Record holder Kengo Suzuki pictured in 2019 nbsp Paul Tergat won the 2009 competition nbsp Martin Fiz of Spain is a three time winner of the race nbsp Samuel NdunguEdition Date Winner Time77th 27 February 2022 nbsp Gaku Hoshi JPN 2 07 3176th 28 February 2021 nbsp Kengo Suzuki JPN 2 04 5675th 8 March 2020 nbsp Evans Chebet KEN 2 07 2974th 10 March 2019 nbsp Salah Eddine Bounasr MAR 2 07 5273rd 4 March 2018 nbsp Joseph Ndirangu KEN 2 07 5372nd 5 March 2017 nbsp Ezekiel Chebii KEN 2 09 0671st 6 March 2016 nbsp Lucas Rotich KEN 2 09 1170th 1 March 2015 nbsp Samuel Ndungu KEN 2 09 0869th 2 March 2014 nbsp Bazu Worku ETH 2 09 1068th 3 March 2013 nbsp Vincent Kipruto KEN 2 08 3467th 4 March 2012 nbsp Samuel Ndungu KEN 2 07 0466th 6 March 2011 nbsp Wilson Kipsang KEN 2 06 1365th 7 March 2010 nbsp Yemane Tsegay ETH 2 09 3464th 1 March 2009 nbsp Paul Tergat KEN 2 10 2263rd 2 March 2008 nbsp Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 2 08 2362nd 4 March 2007 nbsp Samson Ramadhani TAN 2 10 4361st 5 March 2006 nbsp Jose Rios ESP 2 09 1560th 6 March 2005 nbsp Joseph Riri KEN 2 09 0059th 7 March 2004 nbsp Jose Rios ESP 2 07 4258th 2 March 2003 nbsp Japhet Kosgei KEN 2 07 3957th 3 March 2002 nbsp Ryuji Takei JPN 2 08 3556th 4 March 2001 nbsp Antoni Pena ESP 2 07 3455th 5 March 2000 nbsp Martin Fiz ESP 2 08 1454th 7 March 1999 nbsp Martin Fiz ESP 2 08 5053rd 1 March 1998 nbsp Muneyuki Ojima JPN 2 08 4352nd 2 March 1997 nbsp Martin Fiz ESP 2 08 0551st 3 March 1996 nbsp Joaquim Pinheiro POR 2 09 3250th 19 March 1995 nbsp Yuji Nakamura JPN 2 10 4949th 6 March 1994 nbsp Kenichi Suzuki JPN 2 11 0548th 14 March 1993 nbsp Mike O Reilly IRL 2 11 0147th 15 March 1992 nbsp Mike O Reilly IRL 2 13 1546th 10 March 1991 nbsp Simon Mrashani TAN 2 11 3445th 11 March 1990 nbsp Eddy Hellebuyck BEL 2 13 0344th 12 March 1989 nbsp Tōru Kozasu JPN 2 14 3143rd 13 March 1988 nbsp Toshihiko Seko JPN 2 12 4142nd 8 March 1987 nbsp Fumiaki Abe JPN 2 11 0841st 9 March 1986 nbsp Toshihiro Shibutani JPN 2 14 5540th 10 March 1985 nbsp Fumiaki Abe JPN 2 11 0439th 11 March 1984 nbsp Tetsuji Iwase JPN 2 14 2438th 13 March 1983 nbsp Kōshirō Kawaguchi JPN 2 13 2237th 14 March 1982 nbsp Michio Mizukubo JPN 2 15 2336th 15 March 1981 nbsp Masao Matsuo JPN 2 14 3835th 23 March 1980 nbsp Hiroshi Yuge JPN 2 14 3334th 15 April 1979 nbsp Shigeru So JPN 2 13 2633rd 23 April 1978 nbsp Takeshi So JPN 2 15 1532nd 17 April 1977 nbsp Karel Lismont BEL 2 14 0831st 18 April 1976 nbsp Akio Usami JPN 2 15 2230th 20 April 1975 nbsp Akio Usami JPN 2 12 4029th 21 April 1974 nbsp Akio Usami JPN 2 13 2428th 18 March 1973 nbsp Frank Shorter USA 2 12 0327th 19 March 1972 nbsp Akio Usami JPN 2 20 2426th 21 March 1971 nbsp Yoshiaki Unetani JPN 2 16 45 425th 12 April 1970 nbsp Bill Adcocks GBR 2 13 4624th 11 May 1969 nbsp Kazuo Matsubara JPN 2 22 4423rd 14 April 1968 nbsp Akio Usami JPN 2 13 4922nd 14 May 1967 nbsp Yoshiro Mifune JPN 2 25 5321st 5 June 1966 nbsp Yoshiro Mifune JPN 2 26 01 620th 9 May 1965 nbsp Abebe Bikila ETH 2 22 55 819th 12 April 1964 nbsp Kenji Kimihara JPN 2 17 11 418th 12 May 1963 nbsp Kenji Kimihara JPN 2 20 24 817th 13 May 1962 nbsp Masayuki Nagata JPN 2 27 3716th 25 June 1961 nbsp Abebe Bikila ETH 2 29 2715th 15 May 1960 nbsp Nobuyoshi Sadanaga JPN 2 34 5714th 10 May 1959 nbsp Kurao Hiroshima JPN 2 30 0613th 11 May 1958 nbsp Takayuki Nakao JPN 2 25 5112th 3 May 1957 nbsp Kurao Hiroshima JPN 2 31 2011th 6 May 1956 nbsp Yoshiaki Kawashima JPN 2 27 4510th 8 May 1955 nbsp Kurao Hiroshima JPN 2 26 329th 16 May 1954 nbsp Hideo Hamamura JPN 2 27 568th 10 May 1953 nbsp Hiroshi Uwa JPN 2 41 287th 4 May 1952 nbsp Yoshitaka Uchikawa JPN 2 29 54 46th 6 May 1951 nbsp Tadashi Asai JPN 2 32 415th 7 May 1950 nbsp Giichi Noda JPN 2 37 254th 4 May 1949 nbsp Saburō Yamada JPN 2 40 323rd 9 May 1948 nbsp Shinzō Koga JPN 2 40 052nd 18 May 1947 nbsp Shinzō Koga JPN 2 43 171st 10 February 1946 nbsp Shinzō Koga JPN 2 44 57Statistics editWinners by country edit Country Total wins nbsp Japan 44 nbsp Kenya 11 nbsp Spain 6 nbsp Ethiopia 4 nbsp Belgium 2 nbsp Ireland 2 nbsp Tanzania 2 nbsp Portugal 1 nbsp Qatar 1 nbsp United States 1 nbsp United Kingdom 1 Multiple winners edit Athlete Country Wins YearsAkio Usami nbsp Japan 5 1968 1972 1974 76Shinzō Koga nbsp Japan 3 1946 1948Kurao Hiroshima nbsp Japan 3 1955 1957 1959Martin Fiz nbsp Spain 3 1997 1999 2000Abebe Bikila nbsp Ethiopia 2 1961 1965Kenji Kimihara nbsp Japan 2 1963 1964Yoshiro Mifune nbsp Japan 2 1966 1967Fumiaki Abe nbsp Japan 2 1985 1987Mike O Reilly nbsp United Kingdom 2 1992 1993Jose Rios nbsp Spain 2 2004 2006Samuel Ndungu nbsp Kenya 2 2012 2015Qualifications editThe runners needed to meet both of the following requirements or have a special recommendation from the JAAF to enter the competition 1 The runner must be at least 19 years old on the day of competition 2 The runner should have achieved one of the following time within two years from the date of the competition 1 Marathon 2 hours 30 minutes or less 2 Half Marathon 1 hour 10 minutes or less 3 30km 1 hour 40 minutes or less 4 20km 1 hour 5 minutes or less 5 10000m 31 minutes or lessReferences edit a b Nakamura Ken 2010 03 07 Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown IAAF Retrieved on 2010 03 08 Nakamura Ken 2010 03 05 Course record in jeopardy at Lake Biwa Marathon Preview IAAF Retrieved on 2010 03 08 a b Biwa ko Mainichi Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians Retrieved on 2010 02 08 a b Kengo Suzuki wins last Biwako marathon with Japan record The Asahi Shimbun February 28 2021 Perelman Rich February 28 2021 Highlights Gut Behrami on fire on snow A amp M frosh Mu runs 1 58 40 42 sub 2 10 finishers in Lake Biwa Marathon The Sports ExaminerExternal links editOfficial website Marathoninfo Lake Biwa Marathon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Biwa Marathon amp oldid 1208247025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
