is a Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner from

Sagamihara, Kanagawa is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city ...

. He is the current Asian record holder of the 24-hour run with the distance of , which he achieved in 2007 at Soochow International Ultra-Marathon. He is a four-time

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winner, which makes him the athlete with the most wins in the event. Other notable wins of Sekiya include eight wins at the

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-endorsed Soochow International Ultra-Marathon held in Taipei. He first won the event in 2001, and won in seven consecutive years in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (there was no event in 2006). Sekiya won the

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Ultra Race in Greece in 2002 and 2009.

International competitions

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1967 births Living people Japanese ultramarathon runners Japanese male marathon runners Japanese male long-distance runners People from Sagamihara Male ultramarathon runners Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub