Sapporo Half Marathon
Sapporo JPN
Race Winners
(55 runnings)
1:10:52 1:10:29 1:11:46 1:09:20 1:08:57 08 Jul
2007
59:54
1:08:22
08 Jul
2006
1:01:16
Cyrus Njubi Gichobi (KEN) 1:08:14
03 Jul
2005
1:01:28
1:09:24
04 Jul
2004
1:01:28
1:08:45
06 Jul
2003
1:02:08
1:08:23
07 Jul
2002
1:01:11
1:08:57
01 Jul
2001
1:01:52
1:09:46
02 Jul
2000
1:02:16
1:09:10
18 Jul 1999
1:01:32
1:08:51
20 Jun
1998
1:02:56
1:11:46
20 Jul
1997
1:03:57
1:11:03
07 Jul
1996
1:02:02
1:09:40
16 Jul
1995
1:01:43
1:10:32
17 Jul
1994
1:04:29
1:13:53
18 Jul
1993
1:02:02
1:10:38
05 Jul
1992
1:02:59
1:12:29
07 Jul
1991
1:04:39
1:13:50
08 Jul
1990
1:03:56
1:12:54
02 Jul
1989
1:02:56
1:12:25
26 Jun
1988
1:03:22
1:13:30
21 Jun
1987
1:05:40
1:14:50
22 Jun
1986
1:33:08
1:15:31
16 Jun
1985
1:31:32
1:10:30
17 Jun
1984
1:35:28
1:15:22
19 Jun
1983
1:32:57
1:09:17
20 Jun
1982
1:37:10
1:14:48
21 Jun
1981
1:33:35
1:11:39.7
15
Jun
1980
1:34:15
1:16:14
10 Jun
1979
1:34:22
11 Jun
1978
1:32:48.2
12 Jun
1977
1:35:23
13 Jun
1976
1:34:54.0
07 Sep
1975
1:36:52
08 Sep
1974
1:40:55.6
09 Sep
1973
2:23:16.8
27 Aug
1972
2:23:42.0
12 Sep
1971
2:20:46.4
06 Sep
1970
2:22:49.2
31 Aug
1969
2:23:04.0
25 Aug
1968
2:24:27.0
27 Aug
1967
2:20:16.4
28 Aug
1966
2:30:06.2
29 Aug
1965
2:48:52.2
23 Aug
1964
2:17:12
11 Aug
1963
2:33:41
12 Aug
1962
2:31:38
13 Aug
1961
2:47:56
14 Aug
1960
2:34:40
08 Aug
1959
2:38:39
10 Aug
1958
2:47:31
Notes: 1958 was the inaugural year. For 1958-1973, the race was run at the marathon distance and was known as the
Hokkai Times Marathon. For 1974-1986, the race was known as the Times 30K, the men ran 30K and starting in 1981,
a women's 20K was added. In 1986, the women's distance was changed to a half marathon and then, from 1987, both
men and women have run the half marathon distance. The race has been known as the Sapporo International Half Marathon
since 1990. In 1995. Izumi Maki (JPN) finished 1st in 1:10:10 but was
later disqualified for failing a drug test.
01 Jul
2012
1:01:35
Martin Irungu Mathathi (KEN)
Mai Ito (JPN)
03 Jul
2011
1:01:47
Cyrus Njubi
Gichobi-3
Florence Chebet Kiplagat
(KEN)
04 Jul
2010
1:01:20
Cyrus Njubi
Gichobi-2
Yuri Kano-2
05 Jul
2009
1:00:39
Gideon Ngatuni Lekumok (KEN)
Yurika Nakamura (JPN)
15 Jun
2008
1:00:52
Mekubo Mogusu Job-3
Yuri Kano (JPN)
Mekubo Mogusu Job-2
Mizuki Noguchi-2
Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
Mekubo
Mogusu Job (KEN)
Catherine Ndereba-3
James Mwangi
Macharia (KEN)
Hiromi Ominami (JPN)
John Kanyi-2
Catherine Ndereba-2
Samuel Kabiru (KEN)
Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
James Wainaina (KEN)
Lidia Simon-2
Laban Kagika
Ndungu (KEN)
Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
John Kanyi (KEN)
Lidia Simon (ROM)
Eric Wainaina (KEN)
Ari Ichihashi-2
Stephen Mayaka-3
Ari Ichihashi (JPN)
Stephen Mayaka-2
Kazumi Kanbayashi (JPN)
Stephen Mayaka (KEN)
Naomi
Sakashita (JPN)
Tadesse Gebre (ETH)
Mari Tanigawa (JPN)
Lucketz Swartbooi (NAM)
Olga Appell (MEX)
Kenjiro Jitsui (JPN)
Eriko Asai-2
Hitoshi Saotome (JPN)
Lisa Rainsberger-2
Juma Ikangaa-3
Lisa Rainsberger (USA)
Juma Ikangaa-2
Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
Kumi Araki (JPN)
Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)
Eriko Asai (JPN)
Kazuya Nishimoto-2
Kumi Araki (JPN)
Isamu Sennai-2
Mami Fukao (JPN)
Isamu Sennai (JPN)
Yoko Higuchi (JPN)
Kazuya Nishimoto (JPN)
Akemi Masuda-2
Yuji Mori (JPN)
Rumiko Kaneko (JPN)
Tetsuji Iwase (JPN)
Akemi Masuda (JPN)
Yutaka Taketomi-2
Nanae
Sasaki (JPN)
Yutaka Taketomi (JPN)
Yasunori Hamada (JPN)
Yoshinobu Kitayama (JPN)
Noriyasu Mizukami-2
Mineteru Sakamoto (JPN)
Kimio Otsuka (JPN)
Noriyasu Mizukami (JPN)
Ryosuke Matsuoka (JPN)
Kimio Otsuka (JPN)
Yoshiro Mifune (JPN)
Ryoichi Masuda (JPN)
Morio Shigematsu-2
Kenji Kimihara-2
Morio Shigematsu (JPN)
Yoshikazu Funasako (JPN)
Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
Osamu Kawabata (JPN)
Yoshitaka Uchikawa (JPN)
Yoshiaki Kawashima (JPN)
Yasuo Koshikawa (JPN)
Yoshikazu Igarashi (JPN)
Masao Suzuki (JPN)
Most Wins (1958-date)
Men
3
Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
1988-90
Stephen Mayaka (KEN)
1995-97
Mekubo Job (KEN)
2005,2007-08
Women
3
Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
2002-03,2005
Prize Money
Prize money cannot be awarded in Japanese road races due to legal restrictions.
Race Time Bias
(sec/km)
Year Men Woman 2012 -0.2 -0.9 2011 +1.7 +4.1 2010 +4.7 +4.1 2009 +0.9 +1.0 2008 -1.7 -2.6 2007 +0.9 -0.4 2006 +0.9 -0.6 2005 +0.2 +0.9 2004 -1.8 -4.7 2003 +0.9 -0.8 2002 -3.5 -1.0 2001 +0.1 -1.1 2000 -0.7 +0.0 1999 -1.4 -1.7 1998 -0.3 +3.7 1997 -0.0 +2.0 1996 -3.1 -0.9 1995 -3.4 -1.2 1994 +2.9 +7.8 1993 -1.5 +0.2 1992 +2.2 n/c 1991 +1.0 +3.4 1990 +1.2 n/c 1989 -0.9 n/c Avgs +0.2 +0.7
Competitive Level (1990-date)
Year Men Women 2012 688 592 2011 787 706 2010 774 791 2009 770 836 2008 680 709 2007 632 812 2006 744 831 2005 794 821 2004 815 779 2003 710 733 2002 781 810 2001 805 823 2000 648 825 1999 677 802 1998 546 779 1997 407 758 1996 539 675 1995 487 704 1994 700 755 1993 547 781 1992 638 683 1991 407 671 1990 739 n/c
Quality Performances
Half Marathon
Men <1:00:00 1 <1:00:30 1 <1:01:00 4 <1:01:30 15 <1:02:00 36 <1:02:30 68 <1:03:00 138 <1:03:30 218 <1:04:00 315 <1:04:30 457 <1:05:00 616 <1:05:30 754 <1:06:00 961 Women <1:09:00 8 <1:10:00 29 <1:11:00 60 <1:12:00 119 <1:13:00 197 <1:14:00 306 <1:15:00 395 <1:16:00 470 <1:17:00 547
20 km
Women <1:10:00 1 <1:11:00 2 <1:12:00 7 <1:13:00 9
30 km
Men <1:32:00 2 <1:33:00 6 <1:34:00 20 <1:35:00 37 <1:36:00 52
Marathon
Men <2:18:00 1 <2:19:00 1 <2:20:00 2
Last Updated on 08 Mar 2014
Contributors: Shigenobu Ota (50), Ken Nakamura (13), Brett Larner (9), Liam Riley