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Japan
Career
1935 - 2026
Best year
2003
Total points
866
Best results
2x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#5
10-year rank
#17
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
Categories
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | World Road Relay Championships | Road Relay | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2001 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2005 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2007 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1997 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1999 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2003 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 2005 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 2009 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2007 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1987 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2001 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 2003 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 1 | 24 | - |
| 2011 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2009 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1985 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 1999 | World Marathon Cup | Marathon team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 2003 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 2 | 6 | Mizuki Noguchi |
| 1962 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Masayuki Nagata |
| 2001 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Women | 1 | 8 | Naoko Takahashi |
| 1951 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Shigeki Tanaka |
| 1987 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Toshihiko Seko |
| 1951 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Katsuo Nishida |
| 1936 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 6 | Nam Sung-yong |
| 1998 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Akira Manai |
| 1990 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Kumi Araki |
| 2007 | Tokyo Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Hitomi Niiya |
| 1935 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Yasuo Ikenaka |
| 2002 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Naoko Takahashi |
| 1997 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 1 | 12 | Hiromi Suzuki |
| 2003 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 3 | 3 | Masako Chiba |
| 1978 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Mineteru Sakamoto |
| 1965 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Morio Shigematsu |
| 1986 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Toshihiko Seko |
| 1982 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Fumiaki Abe |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Kohei Matsumura |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Women | 1 | 24 | Mizuki Noguchi |
| 1966 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Morio Shigematsu |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Ryoko Kizaki |
| 1991 | World Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 12 | Hiromi Taniguchi |
| 2001 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 2 | 6 | Reiko Tosa |
| 1985 | Asian Championship | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Tomio Sueyoshi |
| 1978 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Shigeru So |
| 2005 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Mizuki Noguchi |
| 2026 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Ichitaka Yamashita |
| 1981 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Toshihiko Seko |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Kōichi Morishita |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Toshiyuki Hayata |
| 1986 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Misako Miyahara |
| 2010 | Tokyo Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Masakazu Fujiwara |
| 1935 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Fusashige Suzuki |
| 2001 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Naoko Takahashi |
| 1993 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 1 | 12 | Junko Asari |
| 1993 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 3 | 3 | Tomoe Abe |
| 1970 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Kenji Kimihara |
| 1955 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Hideo Hamamura |
| 1986 | Chicago Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Toshihiko Seko |
| 1970 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Yoshiro Mifune |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Yukihiro Kitaoka |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Women | 1 | 24 | Naoko Takahashi |
| 2006 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Kiyoko Shimahara |
| 2011 | Tokyo Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Noriko Higuchi |
| 1975 | Asian Championship | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Susumu Sato |
| 1965 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Morio Shigematsu |
| 2004 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Yoko Shibui |
| 1999 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 2 | 6 | Ari Ichihashi |
| 2013 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 3 | 3 | Kayoko Fukushi |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Hiroto Inoue |
| 1969 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Yoshiaki Unetani |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 12 | Kenji Kimihara |
| 1990 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Satoru Shimizu |
| 1998 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Naoko Takahashi |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Women | 3 | 6 | Yuko Arimori |
| 2000 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Kazumi Matsuo |
| 2005 | World Championship | Marathon | Men | 3 | 3 | Tsuyoshi Ogata |
| 2009 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 2 | 6 | Yoshimi Ozaki |
| 1966 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Kenji Kimihara |
| 1953 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Keizo Yamada |
| 2018 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Yuki Kawauchi |
| 1966 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Morio Shigematsu |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Koji Shimizu |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Men | 3 | 6 | Kōkichi Tsuburaya |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Harumi Hiroyama |
| 2009 | Tokyo Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Mizuho Nasukawa |
| 1975 | Asian Championship | Marathon | Men | 1 | 2 | Sueki Tanaka |
| 1963 | World record - improvement | Marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Toru Terasawa |
| 2003 | Berlin Marathon | Marathon | Women | 1 | 5 | Yasuko Hashimoto |
| 1991 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 2 | 6 | Sachiko Yamashita |
| 2007 | World Championship | Marathon | Women | 3 | 3 | Reiko Tosa |
| 1986 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 1 | 3 | Takeyuki Nakayama |
| 1966 | Boston Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Kenji Kimihara |
| 1987 | London Marathon | Marathon | Men | 1 | 5 | Hiromi Taniguchi |
| 1986 | Asian Games | Marathon | Men | 2 | 1 | Hiromi Taniguchi |
| 1986 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 1 | 3 | Eriko Asai |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 12 | Yuko Arimori |
| 1979 | World record - annual holding | Marathon | Men | 1 | 1 | Shigeru So |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Marathon | Women | 2 | 1 | Keiko Nogami |
| 1999 | World Championship | Marathon | Men | 3 | 3 | Nobuyuki Sato |
| 2005 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1994 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2010 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1999 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2006 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2016 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1996 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Men | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2003 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2009 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1993 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2005 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2014 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2002 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Men | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2001 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2008 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1992 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 1 | 24 | - |
| 1997 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2012 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2000 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
| 2007 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1993 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 2 | 4 | Mari Tanigawa |
| 1992 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 2 | 4 | Megumi Fujiwara |
| 1977 | World record - improvement | Half marathon | Men | 1 | 8 | Toshihiro Matsumoto |
| 1999 | World Road Running Championships | Half marathon | Women | 2 | 4 | Mizuki Noguchi |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 3 | 6 | - |
| 1993 | World Cross Country Championships | Cross Country team | Women | 2 | 12 | - |
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