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Sapporo Half Marathon 
The streets of the city of SapporoDate July Location Sapporo, Japan 
Event type Road Distance Half marathon Established 1958 The Sapporo International Half Marathon (札幌国際ハーフマラソン大会 Sapporo Kokusai hāfumarason taikai) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance 21.0975 kilometres (13.1094 mi) which takes place in July in Sapporo, Japan.
First held in 1958, the race began as a full marathon competition for men under the moniker of the Hokkai Times Marathon. This lasted until 1973, as it was replaced with a shorter race of 30 km in 1974 and became known as the Times 30K. A women's programme was introduced in 1981, at which point the men's 30 km race was complemented with a women's 20 km. The women's race was slightly extend to the half marathon distance in 1986 and the men's race followed suit the following year. The road racing competition has been known under its current title since 1990.[1]
The race has a strictly looped course in the city of Sapporo which doubles back on itself and starts and ends at the Maruyama Stadium.[2] The competition is broadcast live on national television each year.[3] The course is certified by AIMS and the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations.[4] The competition doubled up to act as the national selection race for the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[5]
The Japanese Olympic marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi set a women's course record of 1:08:14 in 2006.[6] Kenya's Mekubo Mogusu is the only runner to finish the course in under an hour, with his men's course record set in 2007 standing at 59 minutes and 54 seconds.[7] Four athletes have won the race on three separate occasions: Mogusu, Stephen Mayaka and Juma Ikangaa on the men's side, and Catherine Ndereba on the women's side.
Past winners
Yuri Kanō won the women's race in 2008 and 2010.
Kenyan Catherine Ndereba has won the women's race a record three timesKey: Course record
Distances: Marathon 30 km 20 kmEdition Year Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s) 54th 2011 
Cyrus Gichobi Njui (KEN)1:01:47 Florence Kiplagat (KEN)1:10:29 53rd 2010 Cyrus Gichobi Njui (KEN)1:01:20 Yuri Kanō (JPN)1:11:46 52nd 2009 Gedion Lekumok Ngatuny (KEN)1:00:39 Yurika Nakamura (JPN)1:09:20 51st 2008 Mekubo Mogusu (KEN)1:00:52 Yuri Kanō (JPN)1:08:57 50th 2007 Mekubo Mogusu (KEN)59:54 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)1:08:22 49th 2006 Cyrus Gichobi Njui (KEN)1:01:16 Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)1:08:14 48th 2005 Mekubo Mogusu (KEN)1:01:28 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)1:09:24 47th 2004 James Mwangi Macharia (KEN)1:01:28 Hiromi Ōminami (JPN)1:08:45 46th 2003 John Kanyi (KEN)1:02:08 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)1:08:23 45th 2002 Samuel Kabiru (KEN)1:01:11 Catherine Ndereba (KEN)1:08:57 44th 2001 James Wainaina (KEN)1:01:52 
Lidia Simon (ROM)1:09:46 43rd 2000 Laban Kagika (KEN)1:02:16 Naoko Takahashi (JPN)1:09:10 42nd 1999 John Kanyi (KEN)1:01:32 Lidia Simon (ROM)1:08:51 41st 1998 Erick Wainaina (KEN)1:02:56 Ari Ichihashi (JPN)1:11:45 40th 1997 Stephen Mayaka (KEN)1:03:57 Ari Ichihashi (JPN)1:11:03 39th 1996 Stephen Mayaka (KEN)1:02:02 Kazumi Kanbayashi (JPN)1:09:40 38th 1995 Stephen Mayaka (KEN)1:01:43 Naomi Sakashita (JPN)1:10:32 37th 1994 
Tadesse Gebre (ETH)1:04:29 Mari Tanigawa (JPN)1:13:53 36th 1993 
Luketz Swartbooi (NAM)1:02:02 
Olga Appell (MEX)1:10:38 35th 1992 Kenjirō Jitsui (JPN)1:02:59 Eriko Asai (JPN)1:12:20 34th 1991 Hitoshi Saotome (JPN)1:04:39 
Lisa Weidenbach (USA)1:13:50 33rd 1990 
Juma Ikangaa (TAN)1:03:56 Lisa Weidenbach (USA)1:12:54 32nd 1989 Juma Ikangaa (TAN)1:02:56 
Lisa Martin (AUS)1:12:25 31st 1988 Juma Ikangaa (TAN)1:03:22 Kumi Araki (JPN)1:13:30 30th 1987 Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)1:05:40 Eriko Asai (JPN)1:14:50 29th 1986 Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN)1:33:08 Kumi Araki (JPN)1:15:31 28th 1985 Isamu Sennai (JPN)1:31:32 Mami Fukao (JPN)1:10:30 27th 1984 Isamu Sennai (JPN)1:35:28 Yōko Higuchi (JPN)1:15:22 26th 1983 Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN)1:32:57 Naomi Kurahashi (JPN)1:11:50 25th 1982 Yūji Mori (JPN)1:37:10 Rumiko Kaneko (JPN)1:14:48 24th 1981 Tetsuji Iwase (JPN)1:33:35 Akemi Masuda (JPN)1:11:40 23rd 1980 Yutaka Taketomi (JPN)1:34:15 Not held 22nd 1979 Yutaka Taketomi (JPN)1:34:22 21st 1978 Yasunori Hamada (JPN)1:32:48 20th 1977 Yoshinobu Kitayama (JPN)1:35:23 19th 1976 Noriyasu Mizukami (JPN)1:34:54 18th 1975 Mineteru Sakamoto (JPN)1:36:52 17th 1974 Kimio Ōtsuka (JPN)1:40:55,6 16th 1973 Noriyasu Mizukami (JPN)2:23:16,8 15th 1972 Ryōsuke Matsuoka (JPN)2:23:42,0 14th 1971 Kimio Ōtsuka (JPN)2:20:46,4 13th 1970 Yoshirō Mifune (JPN)2:22:49,2 12th 1969 Ryōichi Masuda (JPN)2:23:04,0 11th 1968 Morio Shigematsu (JPN)2:24:27,0 10th 1967 Kenji Kimihara (JPN)2:20:16,4 9th 1966 Morio Shigematsu (JPN)2:30:06,2 8th 1965 Yoshikazu Funasako (JPN)2:48:52,2 7th 1964 Kenji Kimihara (JPN)2:17:12 6th 1963 Osamu Kawabata (JPN)2:33:41 5th 1962 Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN)2:31:38 4th 1961 Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN)2:47:56 3rd 1960 Yasuo Koshikawa (JPN)2:34:40 2nd 1959 Yoshikazu Igarashi (JPN)2:38:49 1st 1958 Masao Suzuki (JPN)2:47:31 References
- ^ Ota, Shigenobu & Nakamura, Ken & Larner, Brett (2010-07-05). Sapporo Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Course Map (Japanese). Sapporo Television Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Highlights (Japanese). Sapporo Television Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Race Summary (Japanese). Sapporo Television Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-07-04). Njui and Kano take Sapporo Half Marathon titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2006-07-09). Noguchi wins in Sapporo as Ndereba's challenge never materalizes. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2007-07-08). Noguchi (1:08:22) and Mogusu (59:54) victors in Sapporo. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
- List of winners
- Winner list (Japanese). Sapporo Television Broadcasting. Retrieved on 2010-07-23.
External links
- Race website at Sapporo Television Broadcasting
Categories:- Half marathons
- Athletics competitions in Japan
- Recurring sporting events established in 1958
- Sport in Sapporo
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