Tokyo Marathon 2016

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The Tokyo Marathon 2016 ( Japanese 東京 マ ラ ソ ン 2016 , Tōkyō Marason 2016 ) was the tenth edition of the annual running event in Tokyo , Japan . The marathon took place on February 28, 2016 at 9:10 a.m. local time (0:10 a.m. CET). It was the eighth and final run of the World Marathon Major 2015/16 and had the gold label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events 2016 .

Records

Before the run, the following records were in place:

Men
World record KenyaKenya Dennis Kipruto Kimetto 2:02:57 h September 28, 2014, Berlin Marathon
track record KenyaKenya Dickson Kiptolo Chumba 2:05:42 h February 23, 2014, Tokyo Marathon
Women
World record United KingdomUnited Kingdom Paula Radcliffe 2:15:25 h April 13th 2003, London Marathon
track record EthiopiaEthiopia Tirfi Tsegaye 2:22:23 h February 23, 2014, Tokyo Marathon

Results

Men

space athlete country Time (h)
01 Feyisa Lilesa EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:06:56
02 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego KenyaKenya Kenya 2:07:33
03 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba KenyaKenya Kenya 2:07:34
04th Stephen Kiprotich UgandaUganda Uganda 2:07:46
05 Abel Kirui KenyaKenya Kenya 2:08:06
06th Eliud Kiptanui KenyaKenya Kenya 2:08:55
07th Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai KenyaKenya Kenya 2:10:23
08th Yuki Takamiya JapanJapan Japan 2:10:57
09 Javier Guerra SpainSpain Spain 2:11:01
10 Yuta Shimoda JapanJapan Japan 2:11:34

Women

space Athlete country Time (h)
01 Helah Kiprop KenyaKenya Kenya 2:21:27
02 Amane Gobena EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:21:51
03 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat KenyaKenya Kenya 2:22:36
04th Aberu Kebede EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:23:01
05 Berhane Dibaba EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:23:16
06th Shure Demise EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:25:04
07th Ashete Bekere Dido EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia 2:25:50
08th Maja Neuenschwander SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2:27:36
09 Isabellah Andersson SwedenSweden Sweden 2:30:02
10 Yukiko Okuno JapanJapan Japan 2:31:17

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