2015 Tokyo Marathon

Running event in Tokio 9th Tokyo Marathon 2015 Tokyo Marathon - leading men.jpg The leading men with pacemakers during the race Tokyo, Japan 22 February Endeshaw Negesse (2:06:00)Berhane Dibaba (2:23:15) 2014 2016 The 2015 Tokyo Marathon (ja 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.Tokyo Marathon 2015 race recap https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com/content-hub/tokyo-marathon-2015-race-recap 2026-08-29 www.worldmarathonmajors.com en thumb|A fun runner during the race, wearing a Donald Duck costume 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.Ethiopian duo Negesse and Dibaba win at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon REPORT World Athletics https://worldathletics.org/news/report/2015-tokyo-marathon-report 2026-08-29 worldathletics.org 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 thumb|The leading pack of elite men during the race (Tsegaye Kebede is centre wearing number 2) Elite men Position Athlete Nationality Time Endeshaw Negesse 2:06:00 Stephen Kiprotich 2:06:33 Dickson Chumba 2:06:344 Shumi Dechasa 2:07:205 Peter Some 2:07:226 Markos Geneti 2:07:257 Masato Imai 2:07:398 Tsegaye Kebede 2:07:589 Hiroaki Sano 2:09:1210 Benjamin Ngandu 2:09:1911 Koji Gokaya 2:09:2112 Yared Asmerom 2:09:41 Other notable performers Ryo Yamamoto: 17th, 2:12:46 Yuki Sato: 20th, 2:14:15 Arata Fujiwara: 37th, 2:19:40 Elite women thumb|The leading women in the marathon race (Tiki Gelana is left of centre, wearing number 31) thumb|Elite Japanese women during the race Position Athlete Nationality Time Birhane Dibaba 2:23:15 Helah Kiprop 2:24:03 Tiki Gelana 2:24:26 4 Sally Chepyego Kaptich 2:26:435 Flomena Cheyech Daniel 2:26:546 Yeshi Esayias 2:30:157 Madoka Ogi 2:30:258 Albina Mayorova 2:34:219 Yukari Abe 2:34:4310 Yumiko Kinoshita 2:35:4911 Lauren Kleppin 2:37:1312 Ayano Kondo 2:38:06 Men's wheelchair thumb|The leading men in the wheelchair race Position Athlete Nationality Time Kota Hokinoue 1:30:23 Tomoki Suzuki 1:30:36 Yoshida Ryuta 1:30:36 Women's wheelchair thumb|Defending champion Wakako Tsuchida was the sole elite women's wheelchair entrant Position Athlete Nationality Time Wakako Tsuchida 1:46:30 References Race results Results 2015 Tokyo Marathon Man ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2015-02-23. Results 2015 Tokyo Marathon Woman ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2015-02-23. Results マラソン車いす男子／Marathon:Wheelchair(Men) ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2015-02-23. Results マラソン車いす女子／Marathon:Wheelchair(Women) ja. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved on 2015-02-23. External links Official website Participation data ja Tokyo Marathon Tokyo Category:2015 in Tokyo Category:Tokyo Marathon Category:February 2015 sports events in Japan Category:Marathons in Asia Category:February 2015 sports events in Asia