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Seiichi HASUMI

Seiichi HASUMI, Japanese Endurance athlete.

Name Seiichi HASUMI
FEI ID 10017674
Gender Male
Date of Birth 22/12/1942
Competing for Japan - JPN
Registration Endurance 2018
Last update 24/11/2022
FEI Database
Endurance 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Zasshiou [King of Magazines]. (Athlete, 08 Jan 2013)
Awards and honours He was honoured by the Japan Equestrian Federation [JEF] for entering four horses in the 2010 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Lexington, KY, United States of America. (Athlete, 08 Jan 2013)
Other information OCCUPATION He is involved in the magazine and publishing industry. He has served as president of the Takarajimasha company, which produces several titles in Japan. (news.biglobe.ne.jp, 01 Oct 2021; sankei.com, 31 Oct 2020; tkj.jp, 09 Jan 2013; Athlete, 08 Jan 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport in 2002 at the Comstock Arabian Endurance Ride in Nevada, United States of America.
Why this sport? He found out about US 100-mile race the Tevis Cup [Western States Endurance Run] while watching a documentary in 2001, and aimed to qualify for the event.
International Debut
Year 2003
Competing for Japan
Location United States
Further Personal Information
Occupation Business Owner
Languages Japanese
Higher education Politics - Waseda University: Tokyo, JPN