| Ryoichi Sekiya | |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Sagamihara, Kanagawa |
| Country: | Japan |
| Sport: | marathon, ultramarathon |
| Height: | 183cm (72inches) |
is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from Sagamihara, Kanagawa. He is the current Asian record holder of the 24-hour run with the distance of 274.884km (170.805miles), which he achieved in 2007 at Soochow International Ultra-Marathon.[1] He is a four-time IAU 24 Hour World Championship winner, which makes him the athlete with the most wins in the event.[2]
Other notable wins of Sekiya include eight wins at the IAU-endorsed Soochow International Ultra-Marathon held in Taipei. He first won the event in 2001, and won in seven consecutive years in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009,[3] 2010,[4] 2011,[5] and 2012 (there was no event in 2006).[6]
Sekiya won the 153mile Spartathlon Ultra Race in Greece in 2002 and 2009.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Seoul, Korea | 1st | 24-hour run | 273.366km (169.862miles) | ||
| 2007 | Drummondville, Canada | 1st | 24-hour run | 263.562km (163.77miles) | ||
| 2006 | Taipei, Taiwan | 1st | 24-hour run | 272.936km (169.595miles) | ||
| 2004 | Brno, Czech Republic | 1st | 24-hour run | 269.085km (167.202miles) | ||
| 2003 | Uden, Netherlands | 2nd | 24-hour run | 267.223km (166.045miles) | ||