Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo Marathon is a city marathon event in the Japanese capital Tokyo, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race. It is opening stage of World Marathon Majors since 2013. Previously, the city hosted Tokyo International Marathon for men from 1981 to 2006. It was organised alongside its sister race Tokyo Women's Marathon, usually held in November. Since the Tokyo Marathon inaugurated in 2007, both races were halted.

COURSE RECORDS

Men - 2:02:16 Benson Kipruto (KEN) in 2024 edition

(Splits: 14:16 - 28:30 - 42:52 - 57:14 - 1:00:20 HM - 1:11:19 - 1:26:14 - 1:41:02 - 1:55:48 - 2:02:16 / 60:20 + 61:54)

Women

2:14:29 Brigid Kosgei (KEN) in 2026 edition

(Splits: 16:14 - 32:14 - 48:12 - 1:04:09 - 1:07:37 HM - 1:20:00 - 1:35:53 - 1:51:40 - 2:07:28 - 2:14:29 / 67:37 + 66:52)

MOST PODIUMS

6 - Dickson Chumba (2-0-4) - Men

5 - Birhane Dibaba (2-3-0) - Women

COUNTRY WINNING DOUBLE

2 - ETHIOPIA (2015, 2019)

2 - KENYA (2017, 2021)

ALL PODIUM SWEEP

Kenya (Men's 2024)

MARGINAL WINS

Men's narrowest:

0:00 Deso-Esa (2023)

Men's biggest:

+2:00 Legese-Karoki (2019)

Women's narrowest:

0:07 Tsegaye-B.Dibaba (2014)

0:07 Higuchi-Arkhipova (2011)

Women's biggest: *

+18:52 Niiya-Tanigawa (2007)

RACE DETAILS & MILESTONES (Official finishing numbers)

2024 (35,710) Benson Kipruto and Sutume Kebede broke course records.

2023 (36,751) Highest finishing figure in race history.

2021 (18,399) Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei broke course records.

2020 (165) Only elites allowed to race.

2019 (35,460) Ethiopian Legese produced biggest winning gap in men's race by exactly 2 minutes.

2018 (34,542) Chumba and Dibaba regained their Tokyo titles after four and three years respectively.

2017 (35,350) Wilson Kipsang recorded first sub 2:05 mark in the race history.

2016 (36,150) World medallist Helah Kiprop back to Tokyo and upgraded her second place finish to victory.

2015 (35,293) London Olympic champs Kiprotich and Gelana were finished inside the podium.

2014 (34,121) Chumba cuts course record more than one minute to lowered it 2:05:42

2013 (35,308) Clean sweep for Kenyan men led by future WR holder Dennis Kimmetto

2012 (34,656) Kenyan Kipyego edged past local runner Fujiwara by 11 secs.

2011 (33,328) Hailu Mekonen became the first Ethiopian to win the race.

2010 (30,170) First-time 30.000+ finishers. Top three men all from Japan came to the finish within 16 secs.

2009 (29,108) Salim Kipsang was the only non-Japanese in the elite podiums.

2008 (26,672) World medallist Viktor Röthlin took the victory.

2007 (25,130) Kenyan Njenga wins first race by one and a half minute gap.