2011 Tokyo Marathon Explained

Competition:5th Tokyo Marathon
Venue:Tokyo, Japan
Dates:27 February
Men:Hailu Mekonnen
Men Win Value:2:07:35
Women:Noriko Higuchi
Women Win Value:2:28:49
Prev:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2011) was the fifth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 27 February. The men's race was won by Ethiopian Hailu Mekonnen in a time of 2:07:35, while the women's race was won by home athlete Noriko Higuchi in 2:28:49. The original winner of the women's race was Tatyana Aryasova of Russia in 2:27:29, but she was later disqualified after failing a doping test.

Results

Men

Position Athlete NationalityTime
1 2:07:35
2 2:08:17
3 2:08:37
42:09:03
52:09:10
62:10:50
72:11:08
82:11:25
92:11:49
10 2:12:05

Women

Position Athlete NationalityTime
1 2:28:49
2 2:28:56
32:29:03
42:31:10
52:32:02
62:32:51
72:33:10
82:33:14
92:33:30
102:34:46
2:27:29 [1]

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Results

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Notes and References

  1. http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.de/2012/01/russian-aryasova-stripped-of-2011-tokyo.html Russian Tatyana Aryasova Stripped of 2011 Tokyo Marathon Title After Testing Positive for Masking Agent. Japan Running News (2012-01-24). Retrieved 2020-04-04.