Results for Japan in Marathon, Women

Olympic and Intercalated results only.

Games	Athlete/Team	Placement
1984 Summer Olympics	Nanae Sasaki	19
	Akemi Masuda	DNF
1988 Summer Olympics	Eriko Asai	25
	Kumi Araki	28
	Misako Miyahara	29
1992 Summer Olympics	Yuko Arimori	2	Silver
	Sachiko Yamashita	4
	Yumi Kokamo	29
1996 Summer Olympics	Yuko Arimori	3	Bronze
	Izumi Maki	12
	Junko Asari	17
2000 Summer Olympics	Naoko Takahashi	1	Gold
	Eri Yamaguchi	7
	Ari Ichihashi	15
2004 Summer Olympics	Mizuki Noguchi	1	Gold
	Reiko Tosa	5
	Naoko Sakamoto	7
2008 Summer Olympics	Yurika Nakamura	13
	Reiko Tosa	DNF
2012 Summer Olympics	Ryoko Kizaki	15
	Yoshimi Ozaki	18
	Risa Shigetomo	76
2016 Summer Olympics	Kayoko Fukushi	14
	Tomomi Tanaka	19
	Mai Ito	46
2020 Summer Olympics	Mao Ichiyama	8
	Ayuko Suzuki	19
	Honami Maeda	33
2024 Summer Olympics	Yuka Suzuki	6
	Mao Ichiyama	50