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