Tomoe Abe

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Tomoe Abe (Tomoe Kouno since 2006)

Personal information
Born	(1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 (age 50) Kitsuki, Ōita
Height	149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	marathon, ultramarathon
hide Medal record Representing  Japan Ladies' marathon World Championship 1993 Stuttgart ladies' marathon

Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, Abe Tomoe, born 13 August 1971 in Kitsuki, Ōita) is a retired Japanese ultramarathon 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 of 100 kilometres with a time of 6:33:11, which was set on June 25, 2000 at the Lake Saroma Ultramarathon, an official IAAF(International Association of Athletics Federations) race held annually in Hokkaido, Japan.^[1]

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Japan
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	11th	10,000m	35:23.47
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	Marathon	2:31:01
1994	Osaka Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:26:09
1996	Hokkaido Marathon	Sapporo, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:31:21
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	29th	Marathon	2:45:19
2000	Osaka Ladies Marathon	Osaka, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:28:01
2001	Nagoya Marathon	Nagoya, Japan	5th	Marathon	2:27:01

References[]

• Tomoe Abe at World Athletics

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