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Lake Biwa Marathon 
Lake Biwa at sunsetDate Early March Location Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan 
Event type Road Distance Marathon Established 1946 Official site Lake Biwa Marathon The Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon (びわ湖毎日マラソン Biwako Mainichi Marason) held in Otsu, Shiga, is one of the prominent Japanese marathon races of the year. It is a male only competition and has IAAF Gold Label status.[1] First held in 1946 and having taken place every year since then, it is 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 1963–65 marathons, and all subsequent races thereafter were held in Ōtsu, near Lake Biwa, where the race gets its name. It is sponsored by Mainichi and was known simply as the Mainichi Marathon for a period.[3]
The race begins and ends at the Ojiyama Stadium.[1] The Lake Biwa Marathon has been selected as the Japanese national marathon championships on dozens of occasions, starting in 1960.[3] The current course record for the competition is 2:06:13 hours, set by Wilson Kipsang at the 2011 edition.[4]
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Winners
Key: Course record Japanese championship race
Paul Tergat won the 2009 competition
Martín Fiz of Spain is a three-time winner of the raceEdition Date Winner Time 66th 6 March 2011 
Wilson Kipsang (KEN)2:06:13 65th 7 March 2010 
Yemane Tsegay (ETH)2:09:34 64th 1 March 2009 Paul Tergat (KEN)2:10:22 63rd 2 March 2008 
Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)2:08:23 62nd 4 March 2007 
Samson Ramadhani (TAN)2:10:43 61st 5 March 2006 
José Ríos (ESP)2:09:15 60th 6 March 2005 Joseph Muriithi Riri (KEN)2:09:00 59th 7 March 2004 José Ríos (ESP)2:07:42 58th 2 March 2003 Japhet Kosgei (KEN)2:07:39 57th 3 March 2002 Ryūji Takei (JPN)2:08:35 56th 4 March 2001 Antoni Peña (ESP)2:07:34 55th 5 March 2000 Martín Fiz (ESP)2:08:14 54th 7 March 1999 Martín Fiz (ESP)2:08:50 53rd 1 March 1998 Muneyuki Ojima (JPN)2:08:43 52nd 2 March 1997 Martín Fiz (ESP)2:08:05 51st 3 March 1996 
Joaquim Pinheiro (POR)2:09:32 50th 19 March 1995 Yūji Nakamura (JPN)2:10:49 49th 6 March 1994 Kenichi Suzuki (JPN)2:11:05 48th 14 March 1993 
Mike O'Reilly (IRL)2:11:01 47th 15 March 1992 Mike O'Reilly (IRL)2:13:15 46th 10 March 1991 Simon Mrashani (TAN)2:11:34 45th 11 March 1990 
Eddy Hellebuyck (BEL)2:13:03 44th 12 March 1989 Tōru Kozasu (JPN)2:14:31 43rd 13 March 1988 Toshihiko Seko (JPN)2:12:41 42nd 8 March 1987 Fumiaki Abe (JPN)2:11:08 41st 9 March 1986 Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)2:14:55 40th 10 March 1985 Fumiaki Abe (JPN)2:11:04 39th 11 March 1984 Tetsuji Iwase (JPN)2:14:24 38th 13 March 1983 Kōshirō Kawaguchi (JPN)2:13:22 37th 14 March 1982 Michio Mizukubo (JPN)2:15:23 36th 15 March 1981 Masao Matsuo (JPN)2:14:38 35th 23 March 1980 Hiroshi Yuge (JPN)2:14:33 34th 15 April 1979 Shigeru So (JPN)2:13:26 33rd 23 April 1978 Takeshi So (JPN)2:15:15 32nd 17 April 1977 Karel Lismont (BEL)2:14:08 31st 18 April 1976 Akio Usami (JPN)2:15:22 30th 20 April 1975 Akio Usami (JPN)2:12:40 29th 21 April 1974 Akio Usami (JPN)2:13:24 28th 18 March 1973 
Frank Shorter (USA)2:12:03 27th 19 March 1972 Akio Usami (JPN)2:20:24 26th 21 March 1971 Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN)2:16:45.4 25th 12 April 1970 
Bill Adcocks (GBR)2:13:46 24th 11 May 1969 Kazuo Matsubara (JPN)2:22:44 23rd 14 April 1968 Akio Usami (JPN)2:13:49 22nd 14 May 1967 Yoshirō Mifune (JPN)2:25:53 21st 5 June 1966 Yoshirō Mifune (JPN)2:26:01.6 20th 9 May 1965 Abebe Bikila (ETH)2:22:55.8 19th 12 April 1964 Kenji Kimihara (JPN)2:17:11.4 18th 12 May 1963 Kenji Kimihara (JPN)2:20:24.8 17th 13 May 1962 Masayuki Nagata (JPN)2:27:37 16th 25 June 1961 Abebe Bikila (ETH)2:29:27 15th 15 May 1960 Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN)2:34:57 14th 10 May 1959 Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)2:30:06 13th 11 May 1958 Takayuki Nakao (JPN)2:25:51 12th 3 May 1957 Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)2:31:20 11th 6 May 1956 Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN)2:27:45 10th 8 May 1955 Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)2:26:32 9th 16 May 1954 Hideo Hamamura (JPN)2:27:56 8th 10 May 1953 Hiroshi Uwa (JPN)2:41:28 7th 4 May 1952 Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN)2:29:54.4 6th 6 May 1951 Tadashi Asai (JPN)2:32:41 5th 7 May 1950 Giichi Noda (JPN)2:37:25 4th 4 May 1949 Saburō Yamada (JPN)2:40:32 3rd 9 May 1948 Shinzō Koga (JPN)2:40:05 2nd 18 May 1947 Shinzō Koga (JPN)2:43:17 1st 10 February 1946 Shinzō Koga (JPN)2:44:57 Statistics
Winners by country
Country Total wins Japan43 Spain6 Kenya4 Ethiopia3 Belgium2 Ireland2 Tanzania2 Portugal1 Qatar1 United States1 United Kingdom1 Multiple winners
Athlete Country Wins Years Akio Usami Japan5 1968, 1972, 1974–76 Shinzō Koga Japan3 1946–1948 Kurao Hiroshima Japan3 1955, 1957, 1959 Martín Fiz Spain3 1997, 1999, 2000 Kenji Kimihara Japan2 1963, 1964 Yoshiro Mifune Japan2 1966, 1967 Fumiaki Abe Japan2 1985, 1987 Mike O'Reilly United Kingdom2 1992, 1993 José Ríos Spain2 2004, 2006 References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-03-06). 2:06:13 course record for Kipsang at Lake Biwa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
External links
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