| 16th Tokyo Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 5 March 2023 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Deso Gelmisa (2:05:22) |
| Women | Rosemary Wanjiru (2:16:28) |
| Wheelchair men | Marcel Hug (1:20:57) |
| Wheelchair women | Manuela Schär (1:36:43) |
The 2023 Tokyo Marathon was the 16th edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, held on Sunday, 5 March 2023. [1] [2] [3] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the first of six annual World Marathon Majors events to be held in 2023, and the only one of the six that has not announced the inclusion of a non-binary division for the year. [4] [5] The field for the marathon was limited to 37,500 runners. [1]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Deso Gelmisa |  Ethiopia | 02:05:22 |
 | Mohamed Esa | Ethiopia | 02:05:22 |
 | Tsegaye Getachew | Ethiopia | 02:05:25 |
| 4 | Titus Kipruto |  Kenya | 02:05:32 |
| 5 | Cameron Levins |  Canada | 02:05:36 |
| 6 | Deme Tadu Abate | Ethiopia | 02:05:38 |
| 7 | Ichitaka Yamashita |  Japan | 02:05:51 |
| 8 | Kenya Sonota | Japan | 02:05:59 |
| 9 | Suguru Osako | Japan | 02:06:13 |
| 10 | Hiroto Inoue | Japan | 02:07:09 |
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