Paul Ballinger
New Zealand long-distance runner
Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record. A year later he finished in 27th place (2:16:06) at the inaugural 1983 World Championships. He is a four-time national champion for New Zealand in the marathon.
At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he finished 6th in the marathon with a time of 2:17:46.[1]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand | ||||
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 2:17:46 |
| 1981 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 11th | 2:14:04 |
| 1982 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 2:10:15 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 27th | 2:16:06 |
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | 2:10:15 NR | Fukuoka | 1982 |
See also
References
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
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Fukuoka Marathon – men's winners
- 1947: Toshikazu Wada (JPN)
- 1948: Saburo Yamada (JPN)
- 1949: Shinzo Koga (JPN)
- 1950: Shunji Koyanagi (JPN)
- 1951: Hiromi Haigo (JPN)
- 1952: Katsuo Nishida (JPN)
- 1953: Hideo Hamamura (JPN)
- 1954: Reinaldo Gorno (ARG)
- 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1956: Keizo Yamada (JPN)
- 1957: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)
- 1958: Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN)
- 1959–1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN)
- 1960: Barry Magee (NZL)
- 1961: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1962: Toru Terasawa (JPN)
- 1963: Jeff Julian (NZL)
- 1964: Toru Terasawa (JPN)
- 1965: Hidekuni Hiroshima (JPN)
- 1966: Mike Ryan (NZL)
- 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS)
- 1968: Bill Adcocks (ENG)
- 1969: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
- 1970: Akio Usami (JPN)
- 1971–1974: Frank Shorter (USA)
- 1975–1976: Jerome Drayton (CAN)
- 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA)
- 1978–1980: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS)
- 1982: Paul Ballinger (NZL)
- 1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN)
- 1984: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN)
- 1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
- 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1988: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN)
- 1989: Manuel Matias (POR)
- 1990: Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)
- 1991: Shuichi Morita (JPN)
- 1992: Tena Negere (ETH)
- 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX)
- 1994: Boay Akonay (TAN)
- 1995: Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA)
- 1996: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
- 1997: Josia Thugwane (RSA)
- 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN)
- 1999: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2000: Atsushi Fujita (JPN)
- 2001–2002: Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
- 2003: Tomoaki Kunichika (JPN)
- 2004: Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)
- 2005: Dmytro Baranovskyy (UKR)
- 2006: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
- 2007: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)
- 2008–2009: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2010: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
- 2011: Josephat Ndambiri (KEN)
- 2012: Joseph Gitau (KEN)
- 2013: Martin Mathathi (KEN)
- 2014–2015: Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)
- 2016: Yemane Tsegay (ETH)
- 2017: Sondre Nordstad Moen (NOR)
- 2018: Yuma Hattori (JPN)
- 2019: Taku Fujimoto (JPN)
- 2020: Yūya Yoshida (JPN)
- 2021: Michael Githae (KEN)
- 2022: Maru Teferi (ISR)
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