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ryōichi right -rrb- , winners of the 2009 scultramarathon sekiya -lrb- left -rrb- and mami kudo -lrb- japan sagamihara , kanagawa 183 cm ftin on marathon , ultramarathon 12 february 1967 2009 scultramarathon closing hwang and two champions.jpg ryōichi sekiya
 ryoichi sekiya
ryōichi sekiya

other notable wins of sekiya include eight wins at the iau-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 -lrb- there was no event in 2006 -rrb- .
sekiya won the spartathlon ultra race in greece in 2002 and 2009 .
