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2016 Tokyo Marathon

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10th Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo Marathon 2016
VenueTokyo, Japan
Dates28 February
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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

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Men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 2:06:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bernard Kipyego  Kenya 2:07:33
3rd place, 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

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Helah Kiprop  Kenya 2:21:27
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amane Gobena  Ethiopia 2:21:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edna Kiplagat  Kenya 2:22:36
4 Aberu Kebede  Ethiopia 2:23:01
5 Birhane Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:23:16
6 Shure Demise  Ethiopia 2:25:04
7 Ashete Bekere  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

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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
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

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  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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