Yokohama marathon

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athletics Yokohama Kokusai Joshi Marason
venue Yokohama Japan
JapanJapan 
First run 2009
Last event 2014
Records
distance 42.195 kilometers
track record 2:23:07 h Lydia Cheromei , 2012
KenyaKenya 
Website Official website
Top group at the 2009 Yokohama Marathon

The Yokohama Marathon ( Japanese 横 浜 国際 女子 マ ラ ソ ン , Yokohama Kokusai Joshi Marason, German “International Women's Marathon Yokohama”, English Yokohama Women's Marathon ) was a marathon for the female running elite that took place in Yokohama since 2009 . He took the place of the Tokyo International Women's Marathon on the Japanese racing calendar , which was held from 1979 to 2008.

The organizers were the Japanese Athletics Federation, Asahi Shinbun, and Nippon Television Network Corporation .

Like the Tokyo Marathon, the first event took place in November; the second event was postponed to February 20, 2011 due to security concerns about a concurrent APEC conference. It was held for the last time in 2014.

route

The start was at Yamashita Park at the height of the Marine Tower . A small loop through Chinatown was followed by a large one, which led north through Minato Mirai 21 to Yokohama station and then south past Kannai station through Motomachi and Yamate and was traversed three times. The destination was in Yamashita Park.

Winners list

date Winner Time (h)
Nov 16, 2014 Tomomi Tanaka ( JPN ) 2:26:57
Nov 17, 2013 Albina Majorowa ( RUS ) 2:25:55
Nov 18, 2012 Lydia Cheromei ( KEN ) 2:23:07
Nov 20, 2011 Ryōko Kizaki ( JPN ) 2:26:32
Feb. 20, 2011 Yoshimi Ozaki ( JPN ) 2:23:56
Nov 15, 2009 Kiyoko Shimahara ( JPN ) 2:28:51
  1. ↑ The original winner Inga Abitowa from Russia (2:27:18 hours) was subsequently disqualified for doping in 2012 .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tanaka edges Ongori for Yokohama win. (No longer available online.) November 16, 2014, archived from the original on September 26, 2015 ; accessed on September 25, 2015 (English).