2015 Tokyo Marathon

The 2015 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2015) was the ninth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 22 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year and represented the third occasion that the Tokyo race was part of the elite-level marathon series.

A fun runner during the race, wearing a Donald Duck costume
9th Tokyo Marathon
The leading men with pacemakers during the race
VenueTokyo, Japan
Dates22 February
Medalists
 Endeshaw Negesse (2:06:00)
Berhane Dibaba (2:23:15)

The elite race winners were both from Ethiopia – the first such time that athletes from the same nation won the men's and women's division. Endeshaw Negesse was just over twenty seconds off the course record with 2:06:00 hours while Berhane Dibaba took the women's title in 2:23:15. It was the first major marathon win for both athletes, although Berhane Dibaba had been runner-up in Tokyo the previous year. The reigning Olympic and world champion Stephen Kiprotich was runner-up in the men's race and Dickson Chumba was third, failing to defend his title. The women's podium was rounded out by Helah Kiprop (2014 winner of the Seoul International Marathon) and reigning Olympic champion Tiki Gelana. The 2014 women's champion, Tirfi Tsegaye did not return to defend her title. The fastest home athletes both finished in seventh position overall: Masato Imai in the men's and Madoka Ogi in the women's division.[1]

As in the previous year, the wheelchair race was principally a national affair. Wakako Tsuchida defended her title while Kota Hokinoue—winner at the 2014 Berlin Marathon—won the men's wheelchair race for the first time.

Results
The leading pack of elite men during the race (Tsegaye Kebede is centre wearing number 2)

Elite men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Endeshaw Negesse Ethiopia2:06:00
Stephen Kiprotich Uganda2:06:33
Dickson Chumba Kenya2:06:34
4Shumi Dechasa Bahrain2:07:20
5Peter Some Kenya2:07:22
6Markos Geneti Ethiopia2:07:25
7Masato Imai Japan2:07:39
8Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:07:58
9Hiroaki Sano Japan2:09:12
10Benjamin Ngandu Kenya2:09:19
11Koji Gokaya Japan2:09:21
12Yared Asmerom Eritrea2:09:41
Other notable performers

Elite women
The leading women in the marathon race (Tiki Gelana is left of centre, wearing number 31)
Elite Japanese women during the race
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Birhane Dibaba Ethiopia2:23:15
Helah Kiprop Kenya2:24:03
Tiki Gelana Ethiopia2:24:26
4Sally Chepyego Kaptich Kenya2:26:43
5Flomena Cheyech Daniel Kenya2:26:54
6Yeshi Esayias Ethiopia2:30:15
7Madoka Ogi Japan2:30:25
8Albina Mayorova Russia2:34:21
9Yukari Abe Japan2:34:43
10Yumiko Kinoshita Japan2:35:49
11Lauren Kleppin United States2:37:13
12Ayano Kondo Japan2:38:06

Men's wheelchair
The leading men in the wheelchair race
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Kota Hokinoue Japan1:30:23
Tomoki Suzuki Japan1:30:36
Yoshida Ryuta Japan1:30:36

Women's wheelchair
Defending champion Wakako Tsuchida was the sole elite women's wheelchair entrant
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:46:30

References
  1. Nakamura, Ken (2015-02-22). Ethiopian duo Negesse and Dibaba win at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-23.
Race results
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