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

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Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Feyisa Lilesa	Ethiopia	2:06:56
	Bernard Kipyego	Kenya	2:07:33
	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
	Helah Kiprop	Kenya	2:21:27
	Amane Gobena	Ethiopia	2:21:51
	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 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 Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:26:00 Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:26:01 Kota Hokinoue  Japan 1:26:01

Women Place Athlete Nationality Time Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:41:04 Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:41:14

References

External links

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