Tomoe Abe
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is a retired Japanese
ultramarathon An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...
and marathon runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships with a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time is 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies' Marathon. She is the female world record holder in the
ultramarathon An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...
of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000, at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official
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(International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in
Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
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* 1971 births Living people People from Kitsuki, Ōita Sportspeople from Ōita Prefecture Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese ultramarathon runners Female ultramarathon runners Japanese female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Japan World Athletics Championships medalists Japan Championships in Athletics winners World Athletics record holders 20th-century Japanese sportswomen 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-ultradistance-athletics-bio-stub