2016 Tokyo Marathon

10th Tokyo Marathon

Tokyo Marathon 2016
Venue Tokyo, Japan
Dates 28 February

The 2016 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2016) was the tenth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 28 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year.

Results

Men

[1]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 2:06:56
2nd, silver medalist(s) Bernard Kipyego  Kenya 2:07:33
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Dickson Chumba  Kenya 2:07:34
4 Stephen Kiprotich  Uganda 2:07:46
5 Abel Kirui  Kenya 2:08:06
6 Eliud Kiptanui  Kenya 2:08:55
7 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai  Kenya 2:10:23
8 Yuki Takamiya  Japan 2:10:57
9 Javier Guerra  Spain 2:11:01
10 Yuta Shimoda  Japan 2:11:34

Women

[2]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Helah Kiprop  Kenya 2:21:27
2nd, silver medalist(s) Amane Gobena  Ethiopia 2:21:51
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Edna Kiplagat  Kenya 2:22:36
4 Aberu Kebede  Ethiopia 2:23:01
5 Berhane Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:23:16
6 Shure Demise Ware  Ethiopia 2:25:04
7 Ashete Dido Bekele  Ethiopia 2:25:50
8 Maja Neuenschwander   Switzerland 2:27:36
9 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden 2:30:02
10 Yukiko Okuno  Japan 2:31:17

Wheelchair

The Elite Wheelchair race acted as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. A top three finish or a qualifying time of 1:28:30 (men) or 1:46:00 (women) gave competitors a berth for the Rio Games.[3]

Men
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1 Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:26:00
2 Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:26:01
3 Kota Hokinoue  Japan 1:26:01
Women
Place Athlete Nationality Time
1 Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:41:04
2 Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:41:14

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics-World Marathon Majors Tokyo Marathon men results". Mail Online. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Athletics-World Marathon Majors Tokyo Marathon women results". Mail Online. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo Marathon 2016 Wheelchair race review". www.marathon.tokyo. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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