title: 2016 Tokyo Marathon
text: # 2016 Tokyo Marathon
  
  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
  
  | 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
  
  | 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 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
  
  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.
  
  Men :
  
  | 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 |
  