10th Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo Marathon 2016
VenueTokyo, Japan
Dates28 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 place, gold medalist(s)Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia2:06:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bernard Kipyego Kenya2:07:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Dickson Chumba Kenya2:07:34
4Stephen Kiprotich Uganda2:07:46
5Abel Kirui Kenya2:08:06
6Eliud Kiptanui Kenya2:08:55
7Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:10:23
8Yuki Takamiya Japan2:10:57
9Javier Guerra Spain2:11:01
10Yuta Shimoda Japan2:11:34

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Helah Kiprop Kenya2:21:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Amane Gobena Ethiopia2:21:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Edna Kiplagat Kenya2:22:36
4Aberu Kebede Ethiopia2:23:01
5Birhane Dibaba Ethiopia2:23:16
6Shure Demise Ethiopia2:25:04
7Ashete Bekere Ethiopia2:25:50
8Maja Neuenschwander  Switzerland2:27:36
9Isabellah Andersson Sweden2:30:02
10Yukiko Okuno Japan2:31:17

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.[2]

Men
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1Kurt Fearnley Australia1:26:00
2Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:26:01
3Kota Hokinoue Japan1:26:01
Women
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:41:04
2Tatyana McFadden United States1:41:14

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics-World Marathon Majors Tokyo Marathon men results". Reuters. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo Marathon 2016 Wheelchair race review". www.marathon.tokyo. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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