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The Fukuoka Marathon, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race started in 1947. It is usually held in early December. One of the sponsors is Asahi Shimbun, one of the most famous newspaper publishing companies in Japan.
[edit] Men's Winners
| DATE |
NAME ATHLETE |
COUNTRY |
WINNING TIME |
| December 3, 2006 |
Haile Gebreselassie |
 Ethiopia |
2.06.52 |
| December 4, 2005 |
Dimitry Baranovsky |
 Ukraine |
2:08:29 |
| December 5, 2004 |
Tsuyoshi Ogata |
 Japan |
2:09:10 |
| December 7, 2003 |
Kunichika Tomoaki |
Japan |
2:07:52 |
| December 1, 2002 |
Gezahegne Abera |
Ethiopia |
2:09:13 |
| December 2, 2001 |
Gezahegne Abera |
Ethiopia |
2:09:25 |
| December 3, 2000 |
Atsushi Fujita |
Japan |
2:06:51 CR |
| December 5, 1999 |
Gezahegne Abera |
Ethiopia |
2:07:54 |
| December 6, 1998 |
Jackson Kabiga |
 Kenya |
2:08:42 |
| December 7, 1997 |
Josia Thugwane |
 South Africa |
2:07:28 |
| December 1, 1996 |
Lee Bong-Ju |
 South Korea |
2:10:48 |
| December 3, 1995 |
Luiz Antonio dos Santos |
 Brasil |
2:09:30 |
| December 4, 1994 |
Boay Akonay |
 Tanzania |
2:09:45 |
| December 5, 1993 |
Dionicio Cerón |
 Mexico |
2:08:51 |
| December 6, 1992 |
Tena Negere |
Ethiopia |
2:09:04 |
| December 1, 1991 |
Shuichi Morita |
Japan |
2:10:58 |
| December 2, 1990 |
Belayneh Densamo |
Ethiopia |
2:11:35 |
| December 3, 1989 |
Manuel Matias |
 Portugal |
2:12:54 |
| December 4, 1988 |
Toshihiro Shibutani |
Japan |
2:11:04 |
| December 6, 1987 |
Takeyuki Nakayama |
Japan |
2:08:18 |
| December 7, 1986 |
Juma Ikangaa |
Tanzania |
2:10:06 |
| December 1, 1985 |
Hisatoshi Shintaku |
Japan |
2:09:51 |
| December 2, 1984 |
Takeyuki Nakayama |
Japan |
2:10:00 |
| December 4, 1983 |
Toshihiko Seko |
Japan |
2:08:52 |
| December 5, 1982 |
Paul Ballinger |
 New Zealand |
2:10:15 |
| December 6, 1981 |
Robert de Castella |
 Australia |
2:08:18 |
| December 7, 1980 |
Toshihiko Seko |
Japan |
2:09:45 |
| December 2, 1979 |
Toshihiko Seko |
Japan |
2:10:35 |
| December 3, 1978 |
Toshihiko Seko |
Japan |
2:10:21 |
| December 4, 1977 |
Bill Rodgers |
 United States |
2:10:56 |
| December 5, 1976 |
Jerome Drayton |
 Canada |
2:12:35 |
| December 7, 1975 |
Jerome Drayton |
Canada |
2:10:09 |
| December 8, 1974 |
Frank Shorter |
United States |
2:11:32 |
| 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 |
2:10:48 |
| December 3, 1967 |
Derek Clayton |
Australia |
2:09:37 |
| November 27, 1966 |
Michael Ryan |
New Zealand |
2:14:05 |
| October 10, 1965 |
Hidekuni Hiroshima |
Japan |
2:18:36 |
| December 6, 1964 |
Toru Terasawa |
Japan |
2:14:49 |
| October 15, 1963 |
Jeff Julian |
New Zealand |
2:18:01 |
| December 2, 1962 |
Toru Terasawa |
Japan |
2:16:19 |
| December 3, 1961 |
Pavel Kantorek |
 Czechoslovakia |
2:22:05 |
| December 4, 1960 |
Barry Magee |
New Zealand |
2:19:04 |
| November 8, 1959 |
Kurao Hiroshima |
Japan |
2:29:34 |
| December 7, 1958 |
Nobuyoshi Sadanaga |
Japan |
2:24:01 |
| December 1, 1957 |
Kurao Hiroshima |
Japan |
2:21:40 |
| December 9, 1956 |
Keizo Yamada |
Japan |
2:25:15 |
| December 11, 1955 |
Veikko Karvonen |
 Finland |
2:23:16 |
| December 5, 1954 |
Reinaldo Gorno |
 Argentina |
2:24:55 |
| December 6, 1953 |
Hideo Hamamura |
Japan |
2:27:26 |
| December 7, 1952 |
Katsuo Nishida |
Japan |
2:27:59 |
| December 9, 1951 |
Hiromi Haigo |
Japan |
2:30:13 |
| December 10, 1950 |
Shunji Koyanagi |
Japan |
2:30:47 |
| December 4, 1949 |
Shinzo Koga |
Japan |
2:40:26 |
| December 5, 1948 |
Saburo Yamada |
Japan |
2:37:25 |
| December 7, 1947 |
Toshikazu Wada |
Japan |
2:45:45 |
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