Beppu-Ōita marathon

Beppu-Ōita marathon
venue	Beppu and Ōita Japan
First run	1952
Records
distance	42.195 kilometers
track record	Men: 2:08:01 h, 2020 Hamza Sahli   Women: 2:33:00 h, 2018 Hiroko Yoshitomi
Website	Official website

The Beppu-Ōita Marathon ( Japanese 別 府 大分 毎 日 マ ラ ソ ン , Beppu Ōita Mainichi Marason; official English name Beppu-Ōita Mainichi Marathon ), in Japan often also abbreviated to Betsudai Marathon ( 別 大 マ ラ ソ ン , Betsudai ), is a Marathon that has been taking place between the Japanese cities of Beppu and Ōita since 1952 . After running over 35 km in the first year, the full distance of 42.195 km has been covered since 1953. The course is a turning point route between the two cities. The start was in Beppu until 1983, and since then in Ōita. The race is organized by the Ōita athletics federation. The main sponsor is the Mainichi Shimbun .

Twice a world record was set up at this event: 1963 by Tōru Terasawa and 1978 by Shigeru Sō .

For the 60th edition in 2011, the qualification norms were relaxed considerably and women were allowed for the first time since 1981. Previously a marathon time of 2:50 hours was required for participation, now 3:30 hours are sufficient.

statistics

track record

• Men: 2:08:01 h, Hamza Sahli ( MAR ), 2020
• Women: 2:33:00 h, Hiroko Yoshitomi (JPN), 2018

Winners list

Sources: Organizer website, ARRS

Numbers after the name indicate the number of wins to date.

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
0Feb. 2, 2020	Hamza Sahli ( MAR )	2:08:01	Rochelle Rodgers ( AUS )	2:40:03
03rd Feb 2019	Hicham Laqouahi ( MAR )	2:08:35	Haruka Yamaguchi -3-	2:36:51
0Feb. 4, 2018	Desmond Mokgobu ( RSA )	2:09:31	Hiroko Yoshitomi ( JPN )	2:33:00
0Feb. 5, 2017	Kentarō Nakamoto ( JPN )	2:09:32	Haruka Yamaguchi -2-	2:40:31
0Feb 7, 2016	Mulaku Abera ( ETH )	2:09:27	Hiroko Yoshitomi ( JPN )	2:45:07
0Feb. 1, 2015	Tewelde Estifanos ( ERI )	2:10:18	Chiyuki Mochizuki -3-	2:41:28
0Feb. 2, 2014	Abraham Kiplimo ( UGA )	2:09:23	Haruka Yamaguchi ( JPN )	2:41:56
0Feb 3, 2013	Yūki Kawauchi ( JPN )	2:08:15	Chiyuki Mochizuki -2-	2:40:11
0Feb 5, 2012	Harun Njoroge Mbugua ( KEN )	2:09:38	Tiyuki Mochiduki ( JPN )	2:43:12
0Feb 6, 2011	Ahmed Baday ( MAR )	2:10:14	Chiyuki Mochizuki ( JPN )	2:39:57
0Feb 7, 2010	Jonathan Kosgei Kipkorir ( KEN )	2:10:50
0Feb 1, 2009	Adil Annani ( MAR )	2:10:15
0Feb 3, 2008	Tomoya Adachi ( JPN )	2:11:59
0Feb. 4, 2007	Atsushi Fujita ( JPN )	2:10:23
0Feb 5, 2006	Gert Thys -2-	2:09:45
0Feb 6, 2005	Satoshi Irifune ( JPN )	2:09:58
0Feb. 1, 2004	Hiroaki Takeda ( JPN )	2:12:02
0Feb 2, 2003	Samson Ramadhani ( TAN )	2:09:24
0Feb 3, 2002	Sammy Korir ( KEN )	2:11:45
0Feb. 4, 2001	Takayuki Nishida ( JPN )	2:08:45
0Feb 6, 2000	Kazutaka Enoki ( JPN )	2:10:44
0Feb 7, 1999	Éder Moreno Fialho ( BRA )	2:09:54
0Feb. 1, 1998	Akira Shimizu ( JPN )	2:09:11
0Feb. 2, 1997	Rolando Vera ( ECU )	2:12:00
0Feb. 4, 1996	Gert Thys ( RSA )	2:08:30
0Feb 5, 1995	Patrick Carroll ( AUS )	2:09:39
0Feb 6, 1994	Hajime Nakatomi ( JPN )	2:11:28
0Feb. 7, 1993	Maurilio Castillo ( MEX )	2:13:04
0Feb. 2, 1992	Dionicio Cerón ( MEX )	2:08:36
0Feb 3, 1991	Kōichi Morishita ( JPN )	2:08:53
0Feb. 4, 1990	Bogusław Psujek ( POL )	2:11:56
0Feb. 5, 1989	Satoru Shimizu ( JPN )	2:12:26
0Feb. 7, 1988	Bruno Lafranchi ( SUI )	2:11:58
0Feb. 1, 1987	Yoshihiro Nishimura -2-	2:12:03
0Feb. 2, 1986	Taisuke Kodama ( JPN )	2:10:34
0Feb. 3, 1985	Hiromi Taniguchi ( JPN )	2:13:16
0Feb 5, 1984	Cor Vriend ( NED )	2:12:05
0Feb 6, 1983	Yoshihiro Nishimura ( JPN )	2:13:55
0Feb. 7, 1982	Robert Hodge ( USA )	2:15:43
0Feb. 1, 1981	Shigeru So -2-	2:11:30
0Feb. 3, 1980	Yutaka Taketomi ( JPN )	2:13:29
0Feb. 4, 1979	Hideki Kita ( JPN )	2:13:30
0Feb. 5, 1978	Shigeru Sō ( JPN )	2:09:06
0Feb 6, 1977	Yasunori Hamada -2-	2:13:57
0Feb. 1, 1976	Yukio Shigetake ( JPN )	2:14:23
0Feb. 2, 1975	Ken'ichi Ozawa ( JPN )	2:13:11
0Feb. 3, 1974	Yasunori Hamada ( JPN )	2:13:05
0Feb. 4, 1973	Kenji Kimihara -4-	2:14:56
0Feb 6, 1972	Yoshirō Mifune ( JPN )	2:19:11
0Feb 7, 1971	Kenji Kimihara -3-	2:16:52
0Feb 8, 1970	Kenji Kimihara -2-	2:17:12
0Feb. 2, 1969	Tadaaki Ueoka ( JPN )	2:14:04
0Feb. 4, 1968	Seiichirō Sasaki ( JPN )	2:13:24
0Feb. 5, 1967	Kenji Kimihara ( JPN )	2:13:34
Feb 13, 1966	Tōru Terasawa -4-	2:14:35
0Feb 7, 1965	Tōru Terasawa -3-	2:14:38
0Feb. 2, 1964	Tōru Terasawa -2-	2:17:49
Feb. 17, 1963	Tōru Terasawa ( JPN )	2:15:16
Feb 11, 1962	Hideaki Shishido ( JPN )	2:23:54
March 12 1961	Hiroshi Uwa ( JPN )	2:23:45
Feb 14, 1960	Kazumi Watanabe ( JPN )	2:23:30
0Feb 8, 1959	Yoshitaka Tsukiji ( JPN )	2:23:40
Feb 10, 1958	Kurao Hiroshima -2-	2:25:16
Feb 10, 1957	Nobuyoshi Sadanaga ( JPN )	2:26:40
Feb 12, 1956	Kurao Hiroshima ( JPN )	2:26:24
Feb 13, 1955	Katsuo Nishida ( JPN )	2:29:19
0Feb. 7, 1954	Yoshitaka Uchikawa ( JPN )	2:34:48
0Feb. 1, 1953	Keizō Yamada ( JPN )	2:29:05
Jan. 20, 1952	Hideo Hamamura ( JPN )	2:01:50

See also

• Fukuoka Marathon and Lake Biwa Marathon , two more runs in Japan for the male running elite
• List of marathons

Web links

• Official Website (Japanese)
• Beppu-Ōita marathon on marathoninfo.free.fr

Footnotes

1. ↑ List of winners (Japanese)
2. ↑ arrs.run: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
3. ↑ Distance was 35 km