# Marathon van Fukuoka

De Marathon van Fukuoka (Japans: 福岡国際マラソン, Fukuoka Kokusai Marason) is een prominente hardloopwedstrijd, die sinds 1947 in Fukuoka wordt gelopen. Alleen mannelijke elitelopers mogen deelnemen. De wedstrijd wordt meestal in de maand december gehouden en gaat over een afstand van 42,195 km.
Een van de hoofdsponsors is Asahi Shimbun, een van de bekendste kranten in Japan.

## Statistiek
### Parcoursrecord

* Mannen - 2:05.16 (2024, Yuya Yoshida Japan)

### Top 10 snelste

Met een gemiddelde tijd van 2:06.20,1 behoort de marathon van Fukuoka niet bij de tiende snelste marathons ter wereld. Zie ook de lijst van snelste marathonsteden.
| Rang | Naam | Land | Tijd | Jaar | Plek |
| 1 | Yuya Yoshida | JPN | 2:05.16 | 2024 | 1 |
| 2 | Tsegay Kebede | ETH | 2:05.18 | 2009 | 1 |
| 3 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | NOR | 2:05.48 | 2017 | 1 |
| 4 | Tsegay Kebede | ETH | 2:06.10 | 2008 | 1 |
| 5 | Samuel Wanjiru | ETH | 2:06.39 | 2007 | 1 |
| 6 | Maru Teferi | ISR | 2:06.43 | 2022 | 1 |
| 7 | Deriba Merga | ETH | 2:06.50 | 2007 | 2 |
| 8 | Atsushi Fujita | JPN | 2:06.51 | 2000 | 1 |
| 9 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 2:06.52 | 2006 | 1 |
| 10 | Yusuke Nishiyama | JPN | 2:06.54 | 2024 | 2 |
(bijgewerkt t/m 2024)

### Winnaars

| Editie | Plaats | Datum | Winnaar | Land | Tijd |
| 78 | Fukuoka | 1 december 2024 | Yuya Yoshida | Japan | 2:05.16 |
| 77 | Fukuoka | 3 december 2023 | Michael Githae | Kenia | 2:07.08 |
| 76 | Fukuoka | 4 december 2022 | Maru Teferi | Israël | 2:06.43 |
| 75 | Fukuoka | 5 december 2021 | Michael Githae | Kenia | 2:07.51 |
| 74 | Fukuoka | 6 december 2020 | Yuya Yoshida | Japan | 2:07.05 |
| 73 | Fukuoka | 1 december 2019 | Taku Fujimoto | Japan | 2:09.36 |
| 72 | Fukuoka | 2 december 2018 | Yuma Hattori | Japan | 2:07.27 |
| 71 | Fukuoka | 3 december 2017 | Sondre Nordstad Moen | Noorwegen | 2:05.48 |
| 70 | Fukuoka | 4 december 2016 | Yemane Tsegay | Ethiopië | 2:08.48 |
| 69 | Fukuoka | 6 december 2015 | Patrick Makau | Kenia | 2:08.18 |
| 68 | Fukuoka | 7 december 2014 | Patrick Makau | Kenia | 2:08.22 |
| 67 | Fukuoka | 1 december 2013 | Martin Mathathi | Kenia | 2:07.16 |
| 66 | Fukuoka | 2 december 2012 | Joseph Gitau | Kenia | 2:06.58 |
| 65 | Fukuoka | 4 december 2011 | Josephat Ndambiri | Kenia | 2:07.36 |
| 64 | Fukuoka | 5 december 2010 | Jaouad Gharib | Marokko | 2:08.24 |
| 63 | Fukuoka | 6 december 2009 | Tsegay Kebede | Ethiopië | 2:05.18 |
| 62 | Fukuoka | 7 december 2008 | Tsegay Kebede | Ethiopië | 2:06.10 |
| 61 | Fukuoka | 2 december 2007 | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenia | 2:06.39 |
| 60 | Fukuoka | 3 december 2006 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopië | 2:06.52 |
| 59 | Fukuoka | 4 december 2005 | Dmytro Baranovsky | Oekraïne | 2:08.29 |
| 58 | Fukuoka | 5 december 2004 | Tsuyoshi Ogata | Japan | 2:09.10 |
| 57 | Fukuoka | 7 december 2003 | Tomoaki Kunichika | Japan | 2:07.52 |
| 56 | Fukuoka | 1 december 2002 | Gezahegne Abera | Ethiopië | 2:09.13 |
| 55 | Fukuoka | 2 december 2001 | Gezahegne Abera | Ethiopië | 2:09.25 |
| 54 | Fukuoka | 3 december 2000 | Atsushi Fujita | Japan | 2:06.51 |
| 53 | Fukuoka | 5 december 1999 | Gezahegne Abera | Ethiopië | 2:07.54 |
| 52 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1998 | Jackson Kabiga | Kenia | 2:08.42 |
| 51 | Fukuoka | 7 december 1997 | Josia Thugwane | Zuid-Afrika | 2:07.28 |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 1 december 1996 | Lee Bong-Ju | Zuid-Korea | 2:10.48 |
| 49 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1995 | Luíz Antônio dos Santos | Brazilië | 2:09.30 |
| 48 | Fukuoka | 4 december 1994 | Boay Akonay | Tahiti | 2:09.45 |
| 47 | Fukuoka | 5 december 1993 | Dionicio Cerón | Mexico | 2:08.51 |
| 46 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1992 | Tena Negere | Ethiopië | 2:09.04 |
| 45 | Fukuoka | 1 december 1991 | Shuichi Morita | Japan | 2:10.58 |
| 44 | Fukuoka | 2 december 1990 | Belayneh Densamo | Ethiopië | 2:11.35 |
| 43 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1989 | Manuel Matias | Portugal | 2:12.54 |
| 42 | Fukuoka | 4 december 1988 | Toshihiro Shibutani | Japan | 2:11.04 |
| 41 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1987 | Takeyuki Nakayama | Japan | 2:08.18 |
| 40 | Fukuoka | 7 december 1986 | Juma Ikangaa | Tanzania | 2:10.06 |
| 39 | Fukuoka | 1 december 1985 | Hisatoshi Shintaku | Japan | 2:09.51 |
| 38 | Fukuoka | 2 december 1984 | Takeyuki Nakayama | Japan | 2:10.00 |
| 37 | Fukuoka | 4 december 1983 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:08.52 |
| 36 | Fukuoka | 5 december 1982 | Paul Ballinger | Nieuw-Zeeland | 2:10.15 |
| 35 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1981 | Robert de Castella | AUS | 2:08.18 |
| 34 | Fukuoka | 7 december 1980 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:09.45 |
| 33 | Fukuoka | 2 december 1979 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:10.35 |
| 32 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1978 | Toshihiko Seko | Japan | 2:10.21 |
| 31 | Fukuoka | 4 december 1977 | Bill Rodgers | Verenigde Staten | 2:10.56 |
| 30 | Fukuoka | 5 december 1976 | Jerome Drayton | Canada | 2:12.35 |
| 29 | Fukuoka | 7 december 1975 | Jerome Drayton | Canada | 2:10.09 |
| 28 | Fukuoka | 8 december 1974 | Frank Shorter | Verenigde Staten | 2:11.32 |
| 27 | Fukuoka | 2 december 1973 | Frank Shorter | Verenigde Staten | 2:11.45 |
| 26 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1972 | Frank Shorter | Verenigde Staten | 2:10.30 |
| 25 | Fukuoka | 5 december 1971 | Frank Shorter | Verenigde Staten | 2:12.51 |
| 24 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1970 | Akio Usami | Japan | 2:10.38 |
| 23 | Fukuoka | 7 december 1969 | Jerome Drayton | Canada | 2:11.13 |
| 22 | Fukuoka | 8 december 1968 | Bill Adcocks | Engeland | 2:10.48 |
| 21 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1967 | Derek Clayton | Australië | 2:09.37 |
| 20 | Fukuoka | 27 november 1966 | Michael Ryan | Nieuw-Zeeland | 2:14.05 |
| 19 | Fukuoka | 10 oktober 1965 | Hidekuni Hiroshima | Japan | 2:18.36 |
| 18 | Fukuoka | 6 december 1964 | Toru Terasawa | Japan | 2:14.49 |
| 17 | Tokio | 15 oktober 1963 | Jeff Julian | Nieuw-Zeeland | 2:18.01 |
| 16 | Fukuoka | 2 december 1962 | Toru Terasawa | Japan | 2:16.19 |
| 15 | Fukuoka | 3 december 1961 | Pavel Kantorek | Tsjechië | 2:22.05 |
| 14 | Fukuoka | 4 december 1960 | Barry Magee | Nieuw-Zeeland | 2:19.04 |
| 13 | Fukuoka | 8 november 1959 | Kurao Hiroshima | Japan | 2:29.34 |
| 12 | Utsunomiya | 7 december 1958 | Nobuyoshi Sadanaga | Japan | 2:24.01 |
| 11 | Fukuoka | 1 december 1957 | Kurao Hiroshima | Japan | 2:21.40 |
| 10 | Nagoya | 9 december 1956 | Keizo Yamada | Japan | 2:25.15 |
| 9 | Fukuoka | 11 december 1955 | Veikko Karvonen | Finland | 2:23.16 |
| 8 | Kamakura | 5 december 1954 | Reinaldo Gorno | Argentinië | 2:24.55 |
| 7 | Nagoya | 6 december 1953 | Hideo Hamamura | Japan | 2:27.26 |
| 6 | Ube | 7 december 1952 | Katsuo Nishida | Japan | 2:27.59 |
| 5 | Fukuoka | 9 december 1951 | Hiromi Haigo | Japan | 2:30.13 |
| 4 | Hiroshima | 10 december 1950 | Shunji Koyanagi | Japan | 2:30.47 |
| 3 | Shizuoka | 4 december 1949 | Shinzo Koga | Japan | 2:40.26 |
| 2 | Takamatsu | 5 december 1948 | Saburo Yamada | Japan | 2:37.25 |
| 1 | Kumamoto | 7 december 1947 | Toshikazu Wada | Japan | 2:45.45 |