Tokyo International Marathon

The Tokyo International Marathon was a marathon for male elite runners held in Tokyo, Japan, from 1980 until 2006.

It actually consisted of two marathons - the Tokyo International Marathon which took place on even years, and Tokyo-New York Friendship International Marathon which took place on odd years. In the inaugural year, 1981, both marathons took place. However, because it was not possible to support two marathons a month apart in the same city, from 1982, the alternating format went into effect. The events were replaced in 2007 by the Tokyo Marathon, a race which is open to general runners of both sexes.

Between 1979 and 2008 there was also a Tokyo International Women's Marathon for female elite runners in November.

Winners

Key:   Course record

Year	Athlete	Country	Time
1981 Feb	Hideki Kita	Japan	2:12:04
1981 Mar	Rodolfo Gomez	Mexico	2:11:00
1982	Vadim Sidorov	Soviet Union	2:10:33
1983	Toshihiko Seko	Japan	2:08:38
1984	Juma Ikangaa	Tanzania	2:10:49
1985	Shigeru So	Japan	2:10:32
1986	Juma Ikangaa	Tanzania	2:08:10
1987	Hiromi Taniguchi	Japan	2:10:06
1988	Abebe Mekonnen	Ethiopia	2:08:33
1989	Hiromi Taniguchi	Japan	2:09:34
1990	Takeyuki Nakayama	Japan	2:10:57
1991	Abebe Mekonnen	Ethiopia	2:10:26
1992	Koichi Morishita	Japan	2:10:19
1993	Abebe Mekonnen	Ethiopia	2:12:00
1994	Steve Moneghetti	Australia	2:08:55
1995	Erick Wainaina	Kenya	2:10:31
1996	Vanderlei de Lima	Brazil	2:08:38
1997	Koji Shimizu	Japan	2:10:09
1998	Alberto Juzdado	Spain	2:08:01
1999	Gert Thys	South Africa	2:06:33
2000	Japhet Kosgei	Kenya	2:07:15
2001	Kenichi Takahashi	Japan	2:10:51
2002	Erick Wainaina	Kenya	2:08:43
2003	Zebedayo Bayo	Tanzania	2:09:07
2004	Daniel Njenga	Kenya	2:08:43
2005	Toshinari Takaoka	Japan	2:07:41
2006	Ambesse Tolosa	Ethiopia	2:08:58

See also

• Tokyo Marathon

External links

• Tokyo International Women's Marathon official site at asahi.com
• Tokyo International Marathon at arrs.run
• Tokyo International Marathon at marathoninfo.free.fr
• Tokyo Marathon Write-Up III (registration, training, travel...etc.