Men's winners

Date	Athlete name	Country	Time	Remarks
December 5, 2010	Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib Jaouad Gharib is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two...	Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	2:08:24
December 6, 2009	Tsegaye Kebede Tsegaye Kebede Tsegaye Kebede Wordofa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events, including marathons. He quickly rose to become a prominent distance runner after his international debut at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2007...	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	2:05:18	Current Course Record
December 7, 2008	Tsegaye Kebede Tsegaye Kebede Tsegaye Kebede Wordofa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events, including marathons. He quickly rose to become a prominent distance runner after his international debut at the Amsterdam Marathon in 2007...	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	2:06:10	Then-Course Record
December 2, 2007	Samuel Wanjiru Samuel Wanjiru Samuel Kamau Wanjiru was a Kenyan athlete, who specialized in long distance running. He became a professional at a young age and broke the world record in the half marathon when he was 18 years old...	Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...	2:06:39	Then-Course Record
December 3, 2006	Haile Gebreselassie	Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...	2:06:52
December 4, 2005	Dmytro Baranovskyy Dmytro Baranovskyy Dmytro Baranovskyy is a male long-distance runner from Ukraine who specialises in the marathon. He represented his country in the event at the 2004 Summer Olympics....	Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...	2:08:29
December 5, 2004	Tsuyoshi Ogata Tsuyoshi Ogata is a Japanese long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon.In August 2003 he came twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. In August 2005 he won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki...	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	2:09:10
December 7, 2003	Tomoaki Kunichika Tomoaki Kunichika Tomoaki Kunichika is a male long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2003 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:07:52 on December 7, 2003.-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:07:52
December 1, 2002	Gezahegne Abera Gezahegne Abera Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics....	Ethiopia	2:09:13
December 2, 2001	Gezahegne Abera	Ethiopia	2:09:25
December 3, 2000	Atsushi Fujita Atsushi Fujita is a long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 2000 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:06:51 on December 3, 2000 – the second fastest run of 2000 after Antonio Pinto's time at the London Marathon...	Japan	2:06:51	Then-Japan Record
December 5, 1999	Gezahegne Abera Gezahegne Abera Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics....	Ethiopia	2:07:54
December 6, 1998	Jackson Kabiga Jackson Kabiga Jackson Kabiga is a retired long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 1998 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:30 on December 6, 1998. He defeated Japan's Nobuyuki Sato . Earlier that year Kabiga triumphed in the Paris Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	Kenya	2:08:42
December 7, 1997	Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane Josia Thugwane is a South African athlete, best known for winning the gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics...	South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...	2:07:28
December 1, 1996	Lee Bong-Ju Lee Bong-Ju Lee Bong-Ju is a South Korean marathoner.He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States...	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	2:10:48
December 3, 1995	Luiz Antonio dos Santos Luíz Antônio dos Santos Luíz Antônio dos Santos is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who won the 1995 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:30 on December 3, 1995. Earlier that year he claimed the bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships...	Brasil	2:09:30
December 4, 1994	Boay Akonay Boay Akonay Boay Akonay is a retired Tanzanian long-distance runner who won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Half Marathon Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...	Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...	2:09:45
December 5, 1993	Dionicio Cerón Dionicio Cerón Dionicio Cerón Pizarro is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:08:30. He represented his native country three times at the Summer Olympics: in 1992, 1996 and 2000....	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	2:08:51
December 6, 1992	Tena Negere Tena Negere Tena Negere is a retired long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo, Egypt. He also triumphed in the 1992 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:04 on December 6, 1992...	Ethiopia	2:09:04
December 1, 1991	Shuichi Morita Shuichi Morita is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1991 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:58 on December 1, 1991. The event also served as the national championship contest.-Achievements:-References:*...	Japan	2:10:58	Course layout changed to current one
December 2, 1990	Belayneh Densamo Belayneh Densamo Belayneh Densamo is a long-distance track and road running athlete from Ethiopia. He held the world record in the marathon for 10 years . This was the third longest span without the record being broken since the event was first organized at the 1896 Olympics...	Ethiopia	2:11:35
December 3, 1989	Manuel Matias Manuel Matias Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1989 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:12:54 on December 3, 1989. A year earlier he triumphed in the Paris Marathon...	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	2:12:54
December 4, 1988	Toshihiro Shibutani Toshihiro Shibutani Toshihiro Shibutani is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1988 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:11:04 on December 4, 1988.-Achievements:*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise...	Japan	2:11:04
December 6, 1987	Takeyuki Nakayama Takeyuki Nakayama Takeyuki Nakayama was a Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea .Nakayama's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon , Seoul marathon...	Japan	2:08:18
December 7, 1986	Juma Ikangaa Juma Ikangaa Juma Ikangaa marathon runner from Tanzania, a sentimental favorite in Boston after finishing second three years in a row atthe Boston Marathon from 1988-1990...	Tanzania	2:10:06
December 1, 1985	Hisatoshi Shintaku Hisatoshi Shintaku , also known as , is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place .-Achievements:...	Japan	2:09:51	Course layout changed
December 2, 1984	Takeyuki Nakayama Takeyuki Nakayama Takeyuki Nakayama was a Japanese world-class marathon runner. He represented his native country at the 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea .Nakayama's notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon , Seoul marathon...	Japan	2:10:00
December 4, 1983	Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...	Japan	2:08:52
December 5, 1982	Paul Ballinger Paul Ballinger Paul Ballinger 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 at the inaugural 1983 World Championships...	New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	2:10:15
December 6, 1981	Robert de Castella Robert de Castella Robert Francois de Castella, MBE is an Australian former world champion marathon runner. He is widely known as "Deek" or "Deeks" to the Australian public, and "Tree" to his competitors due to his thick legs and inner calm...	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	2:08:18	Then-World Record
December 7, 1980	Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...	Japan	2:09:45	The first marathon race in which two runners made "sub-10" records at a time.
December 2, 1979	Toshihiko Seko	Japan	2:10:35
December 3, 1978	Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s...	Japan	2:10:21
December 4, 1977	Bill Rodgers Bill Rodgers (athlete) William "Bill" Henry Rodgers is an American runner and former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his victories in the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon in the late 1970s...	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2:10:56
December 5, 1976	Jerome Drayton Jerome Drayton Jerome Drayton is a former long-distance runner who competed internationally for Canada. He was born as Peter Buniak in Germany. A prominent runner in the 1970s, he won the Fukuoka Marathon on three occasions, in 1969, 1975, and 1976...	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	2:12:35
December 7, 1975	Jerome Drayton	Canada	2:10:09
December 8, 1974	Frank Shorter Frank Shorter Frank Charles Shorter is a former American long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His victory is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States of the 1970s....	United States	2:11:32	Renamed as
December 2, 1973	Frank Shorter	United States	2:11:45
December 3, 1972	Frank Shorter	United States	2:10:30
December 5, 1971	Frank Shorter	United States	2:12:51
December 6, 1970	Akio Usami	Japan	2:10:38
December 7, 1969	Jerome Drayton	Canada	2:11:13
December 8, 1968	Bill Adcocks	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	2:10:48
December 3, 1967	Derek Clayton Derek Clayton Derek Clayton is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland. He set a marathon world best in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4, in what is considered a classic race, the first marathon race ever run in less than two...	Australia	2:09:37	Then-World Record
November 27, 1966	Mike Ryan Mike Ryan (athlete) Michael Robert Ryan is a former long-distance runner, who was born in Scotland. He won the bronze medal for New Zealand in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico....	New Zealand	2:14:05	Renamed as
October 10, 1965	Hidekuni Hiroshima	Japan	2:18:36
December 6, 1964	Toru Terasawa Toru Terasawa is a former Japanese long-distance runner who on February 17, 1963 set a world's best in the marathon with a time of 2:15:16 at the Beppu Marathon. Terasaw placed second in the marathon at the 1964 Japanese Olympic trials and 15th at the 1964 Summer Olympics...	Japan	2:14:49
October 15, 1963	Jeff Julian	New Zealand	2:18:01	Held in Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...  as a pre-Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...  event
December 2, 1962	Toru Terasawa Toru Terasawa is a former Japanese long-distance runner who on February 17, 1963 set a world's best in the marathon with a time of 2:15:16 at the Beppu Marathon. Terasaw placed second in the marathon at the 1964 Japanese Olympic trials and 15th at the 1964 Summer Olympics...	Japan	2:16:19
December 3, 1961	Pavel Kantorek Pavel Kantorek Pavel Kantorek is a retired long-distance runner from Czechoslovakia. He represented Czechoslovakia in three consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, starting in 1956. Kantorek is a three-time winner of the Košice Peace Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*...	Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	2:22:05	Water stations are set along the course from this edition
December 4, 1960	Barry Magee Barry Magee Arthur Barry Magee is a former New Zealand athlete who mainly competed in the marathon....	New Zealand	2:19:04
November 8, 1959	Kurao Hiroshima Kurao Hiroshima was a Japanese long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. Born in Kitago, Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki, he went on to represent his country twice at the Olympic Games: he finished 33rd in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and returned for the same event four years later at the...	Japan	2:29:34	Fukuoka became the permanent host since this edition of race except 1963
December 7, 1958	Nobuyoshi Sadanaga	Japan	2:24:01	Held in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Utsunomiya, Tochigi is the capital and most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. In October 2010 the city had an estimated population of 510,416 and a population density of 1,224.49 people per square kilometer. The total area is 416.84 km². had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census...
December 1, 1957	Kurao Hiroshima Kurao Hiroshima was a Japanese long-distance runner who specialised in the marathon. Born in Kitago, Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki, he went on to represent his country twice at the Olympic Games: he finished 33rd in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and returned for the same event four years later at the...	Japan	2:21:40	Held in Fukuoka, Fukuoka
December 9, 1956	Keizo Yamada Keizo Yamada is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who won the 1956 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:25:15 on December 9, 1956. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place and won the 1953 Boston Marathon. He retired on July 18,...	Japan	2:25:15	Held in Nagoya, Aichi Nagoya, Aichi is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji... . No non-Japanese runners participated.
December 11, 1955	Veikko Karvonen Veikko Karvonen Veikko Leo Karvonen was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the marathon. He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics...	Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	2:23:16	Held in Fukuoka, and Koga, Fukuoka Koga, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is north east of Fukuoka city.As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 58,250. The population density is about 1,383 persons per km². The total area is 42.11 km².... . Renamed as
December 5, 1954	Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Berto Gorno was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon.-References:...	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	2:24:55	Held in Kamakura Kamakura, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...  and Yokohama, Kanagawa. First race which non-Japanese runners are invited
December 6, 1953	Hideo Hamamura	Japan	2:27:26	Held in Nagoya, Aichi
December 7, 1952	Katsuo Nishida	Japan	2:27:59	Held in Ube, Yamaguchi Ube, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on the Seto Inland Sea.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 179,000 and the density of 622 persons per km². The total area is 287.69 km².The city was founded on November 1, 1921....
December 9, 1951	Hiromi Haigo	Japan	2:30:13	Held in Fukuoka, and Maebaru, Fukuoka Maebaru, Fukuoka was a city located in Fukuoka, Japan. It existed from October 1, 1992 to December 31, 2009.The city had an estimated population of 68,583 in the total area of 104.50 km² as of November 2009....
December 10, 1950	Shunji Koyanagi	Japan	2:30:47	Held in Hiroshima, Hiroshima
December 4, 1949	Shinzo Koga	Japan	2:40:26	Held in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Shizuoka, Shizuoka is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
December 5, 1948	Saburo Yamada	Japan	2:37:25	Held in Takamatsu, Kagawa Takamatsu, Kagawa is a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island...
December 7, 1947	Toshikazu Wada	Japan	2:45:45	Held in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census...  as

External links

• Fukuoka-Marathon.com - Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship (official site, English language portal)
• 'A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships' by K. Ken Nakamura (IAAF
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