Toshihiko Seko (瀬古利彦, Seko Toshihiko, born July 15, 1956 in Kuwana, Mie) is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Seko's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1978–1980, 1983), Boston marathon (1981, 1987), London Marathon (1986) and Chicago Marathon (1986).

On March 22, 1981 Seko set world records at 25,000 m (1:13:55.8) and 30,000 m (1:29:18.8). Both of these records stand as of 2008.^[1]

As of 2005, Seko is a coach at the S & B Foods Track Team, and a member of the Tokyo 2016 Olympics Advisory Panel.^[2]

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See also

• List of winners of the Boston Marathon

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bill Rodgers Paul Ballinger	Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winner 1978 – 1980 1983	Succeeded by Robert de Castella Takeyuki Nakayama
Preceded by Bill Rodgers Robert de Castella	Boston Men's Marathon Winner 1981 1987	Succeeded by Alberto Salazar Ibrahim Hussein
Preceded by Vadim Sidorov	Tokyo Men's Marathon Winner 1983	Succeeded by Juma Ikangaa
Preceded by Steve Jones	London Men's Marathon Winner 1986	Succeeded by Hiromi Taniguchi
Preceded by Steve Jones	Chicago Men's Marathon Winner 1986	Succeeded by Alejandro Cruz

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