Tokyo Marathon 2023 Men’s and Women’s Elite Fields

The 2023 Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, March 5, has assembled one of the best men’s and women’s elite fields in themost significant running event in Japanof the year.

Ethiopian Sisay Lemma leads a profound men’s elite race in honors with his 2021 London Marathon win and the fastest personal best time in the field of 2:03:36.

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Among the men’s elite are a dozen runners who have scored victories in prominent marathons. Deso Gelmisa of Ethiopia won the Paris Marathon last year with 2:05:07. Kenya’s CyBrian Kotut won the 2022 Hamburg Marathon in 2:04:47, while his compatriot Titus Kipruto took the 2022 Milano Marathon title with 2:05:05. The top Japanese marathoner is Kengo Suzuki, who holds his nations record with 2:04:56. The latest edition in the men’s field is the 2022 New York City runner up Mohamed El Aaraby from Morrocco, who like other runners will be aiming for their first World Marathon victory.

The women’s elite race is also loaded with talented runners who have the potential to break into the top positions of the World’s marathon all-time lists.

Six runners hold lifetime best marks within 2 hours and 19 minutes. Ethiopian Ashete Bekere is the only runner holding the personal best within 2:18. Bekere was a runner up at the 2022 Tokyo Marathon, setting a PB of 2:17:58.The The 34-year-old Ethiopian will face the 2022 Berlin Marathon second-place finisher Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya and third-placer Tigist Abayechew of Ethiopia. 
The fastest Japanese runner in the women’s field is Mao Ichiyama, with a PB of 2:20:29.

Men Elite

1.  LEMMA, Sisay ETH – 2:03:36 – 2019（Berlin)
2.  KOECH, Bernard KEN  – 2:04:09 – 2021（Amsterdam)
3.  WOLDE, Dawit ETH – 2:04:27 – 2021（Rotterdam）
3. KOTUT, CyBrian KEN – 2:04:47 – 2022（Hamburg）
4. KISSA, Stephen UGA – 2:04:48 – 2022（Hamburg）
5. SUZUKI, Kengo (Japan) – 2:04:56 – 2021 
6.  GETACHEW KEBEDE, Tsegaye ETH  – 2:04:49 – 2022（Amsterdam）
7. GELMISA, Deso ETH – 2:04:53 – 2020（Valencia）
8. KIPRUTO, Titus KEN – 2:04:54 – 2022（Amsterdam） 
9. ESA, Mohamed ETH – 2:05:05 – 2022（Amsterdam） 
10. OSAKO, Suguru – 2:05:29 – 2020（Tokyo） 
11. KIPTUM , Mike KEN – 2:06:08 – 2022（Barcelona） 
12. MISOI, Brimin KEN – 2:06:11 – 2022（Frankfurt）
13. ABATE, Deme Tadu ETH – 2:06:13 – 2019（Amsterdam）
14. HIJIKATA, Hidekazu – 2:06:26 – 2021
15. HOSOYA, Kyohei – 2:06:35 – 2021 
16. TAKAKU, Ryu –  2:06:45 – 2020 (Tokyo） 
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