| Index | ||||||||
| Athletics | ||||||||
| Marathon Men - City Races | ||||||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | ||||||||
| Chicago | Berlin | Tokyo | Fukuoka | |||||
| 1960 | Magee | NZL | ||||||
| 1961 | Kantorec | CZE | ||||||
| 1962 | Terasawa | JPN | ||||||
| 1963 | Julian | NZL | ||||||
| 1964 | Terasawa | JPN | ||||||
| 1965 | Hiroshima | JPN | ||||||
| 1966 | Ryan | NZL | ||||||
| 1967 | Clayton | AUS | ||||||
| 1968 | Adcocks | GBR | ||||||
| 1969 | Drayton | CAN | ||||||
| 1970 | Usami | JPN | ||||||
| 1971 | Shorter | USA | ||||||
| 1972 | Shorter | USA | ||||||
| 1973 | Shorter | USA | ||||||
| 1974 | Hallas | FDR | Shorter | USA | ||||
| 1975 | Bochroeder R. | FDR | Drayton | CAN | ||||
| 1976 | Sensburg | FDR | Drayton | CAN | ||||
| 1977 | Cloeter | USA | Wilson | GBR | Rogers | USA | ||
| 1978 | Stanforth | USA | Spoettel | FDR | Seko | JPN | ||
| 1979 | Cloeter | USA | Sensburg | FDR | Seko | JPN | ||
| 1980 | Richardson | USA | Sensburg | FDR | Seko | JPN | ||
| 1981 | Coppess | USA | Ray | GBR | Kita | JPN | de Castella | AUS |
| 1981 | Gomez | MEX | ||||||
| 1982 | Meyer | USA | Tibaduiza | COL | Sidorov | URS | Ballinger | NZL |
| 1983 | Nzau | KEN | Lismont | BEL | Seko | JPN | Seko | JPN |
| 1984 | Jones S. | GBR | Skovbjerg | DEN | Ikangaa | TAN | Nakayama | JPN |
| 1985 | Jones S. | GBR | Ashworth | GBR | So | JPN | Shintaku | JPN |
| 1986 | Seko | JPN | Psujek | POL | Ikangaa | TAN | Ikangaa | TAN |
| 1987 | - | Nyambui | TAN | Taniguchi | JPN | Nakayama | JPN | |
| 1988 | Cruz | MEX | Nyambui | TAN | Mekonnen | ETH | Shibutami | JPN |
| 1989 | Davies-Hale | GBR | Shahanga | TAN | Taniguchi | JPN | Matias | POR |
| 1990 | Pitayo | MEX | Moneghetti | AUS | Nakayama | JPN | Dinsamo | ETH |
| 1991 | Rocha | BRA | Brace | GBR | Mekonnen | ETH | Morita | JPN |
| 1992 | de Souza | BRA | Tsebe | RSA | Morishita | JPN | Negere | ETH |
| 1993 | dos Santos | BRA | Yawa | RSA | Mekonnen | ETH | Ceron | MEX |
| 1994 | dos Santos | BRA | Pinto | POR | Moneghetti | AUS | Akonaay | TAN |
| 1995 | Martin | GBR | Lelei | KEN | Wainaina | KEN | dos Santos | BRA |
| 1996 | Evans | GBR | Anton | ESP | de Lima | BRA | Bong-Ju | KOR |
| 1997 | Khannouchi | MAR | Lagat | KEN | Shimuzu | JPN | Thugwane | RSA |
| 1998 | Osoro | KEN | da Costa | BRA | Juzdado | ESP | Kabiga | KEN |
| 1999 | Khannouchi | MAR | Kiprono | KEN | Thys | RSA | Abera | ETH |
| 2000 | Khannouchi | MAR | Biwott | KEN | Koskei | KEN | Fujita | JPN |
| 2001 | Kimondiu | KEN | Ngolepus | KEN | Takahashi K. | JPN | Abera | ETH |
| 2002 | Khannouchi | USA | Kipkoech | KEN | Wainaina | KEN | Abera | ETH |
| 2003 | Rutto | KEN | Tergat | KEN | Bayo | TAN | Kunichika | JPN |
| 2004 | Rutto | KEN | Limo | KEN | Njenga | KEN | Ogata | JPN |
| 2005 | Limo | KEN | Manyim | KEN | Takaoka | JPN | Baranovsky | UKR |
| 2006 | Cheruiyot R. | KEN | Gebrselassie | ETH | Tolossa | ETH | Gebrselassie | ETH |
| 2007 | Ivuti | KEN | Gebrselassie | ETH | Njenga | KEN | Wanjiru | KEN |
| 2008 | Cheruiyot E. | KEN | Gebrselassie | ETH | Rothlin | SUI | Kebede | ETH |
| 2009 | Wanjiru | KEN | Gebrselassie | ETH | Kipsang | KEN | Kebede | ETH |
| 2010 | Wanjiru | KEN | Makau | KEN | Fujiwara | JPN | Gharib | MAR |
| 2011 | Mosop | KEN | Makau | KEN | Mekonnen | ETH | ||