19/02/2017   Kobe (JPN): Victory of Eiki Takahashi with best 2017 performance. Kumiko Okada won in women






They were held today in Kobe the  Japan 20km National Championships.

 

20km men

 

The race was won by Eiki Takahashi (JPN) in 1:18:18 which is then his third victory in this race.

These are his split times

- 5km: in 19:35

- 10km: in 39:07 (19:32)

- 15km: in 58:38 (19:31)

and covering the last 5km in 9:40

 

It was then a question and answer with the time obtained yesterday in Sochi (RUS) by Sergey Shirobokov (RUS).
 
Here is the updated list of the top 5 performances

 

 

Result Pos. Athlete YoB Nation Venue Date
             
1:18:18 1. Eiki TAKAHASHI 92 JPN Kobe (JPN) 19.02
1:18:23 2. Isamu FUJISAWA 87 JPN Kobe (JPN) 19.02
1:18:25 3. Sergey SHIROBOKOV 99 RUS Sochi (RUS) 18.02
1:18:52 4. Sergey BAKULIN 86 RUS Sochi (RUS) 18.02
1:19:03 5. Toshikazu YAMANISHI 96 JPN Kobe (JPN) 19.02

 

 

Silver medal to Isamu Fujisawa (JPN) in 1:18:23 (new personal best, previous of 1:18:45 obtained in Kobe on Feb. 21, 2016).

These are his split times

- 5km: in 19:35

- 10km: in 39:07 (19:32)

- 15km: in 58:38 (19:31)

and covering the last 5km in 19:45

 

Third place to Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) in 1:19:03 (new personal best, previous of 1:20:50 obtained in La Coruna on May. 28, 2016).

These are his split times

- 5km: in 19:35

- 10km: in 39:07 (19:32)

- 15km: in 58:38 (19:31)

and covering the last 5km in 20:25

 

They were present at the start 94 athletes.

The international jury has issued 10 disqualifications and 6 athletes DNF.

 

 

20km women

 

The race was won by Kumiko Okada (JPN) in 1:29:40. She too is at the third victory in this race.

These are her split times

- 5km: in 22:14

- 10km: in 44.30 (22:16)

- 15km: in 1:06:56 (22:26)

and covering the last 5km in 22:44

 

Silver medal to Rena Goto (JPN) in 1:32:50.

These are her split times

- 5km: in 22:37

- 10km: in 45:39 (23:02)

- 15km: in 1:08:58 (23:19)

and covering the last 5km in 23:52

 

Third place to Sae Matsumoto (JPN) in 1:33:16.

These are her split times

- 5km: in 22:36

- 10km: in 45:26 (22:50)

- 15km: in 1:08:58 (23:32)

and covering the last 5km in 00:18

 

At the start there were 34 athletes.

One athlete DQ and 2 athletes DNF

 

 

 

(Co-operaztin by Tomoya Ishii - JPN)

 

 

 

 

Full official results in the section Results or directly download from  this link: click here

 

 

 


 
 
Kumiko Okada
 
 
 
Eiki Takahashi and Isamu Fujisawa
 
 
 
Male podium