The 2019 Tokyo Marathon ( 2019) was the thirteenth edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo and was held on Sunday, 3 March. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year. The men's race was won by Birhanu Legese in 2:04:48 hours (the second fastest time recorded in Japan) while the women's race was won by Ruti Aga in 2:20:40.
The marathon race had a total of 37,604 starters. Male entrants outnumbered women by more than 3 to 1 (28,664 against 8,905), which was similarly reflected in the wheelchair division with its 26 men and 9 women.Starters / Finishers / Finisher Rate. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. In terms of competitive standard, a total of 906 men and 555 women entered with a semi-elite personal best.Semi-Elite Starters / Finishers / Finisher Rate. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Of the 35,460 finishers for the marathon that year, the largest contingent was from Tokyo Prefecture (10,387). Around 8500 entrants came from the prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, which were the only other regions in excess of 1000 entrants. Overseas athletes numbered 7431 – around one fifth of the total.Entrants by prefecture of residence. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. The estimated number of spectators on the course was 690,000.Spectators. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
In terms of the 12th World Marathon Majors rankings, the result brought Birhanu Legese to joint first in the men's side with 25 points while Ruti Aga's win brought her into first place outright with 41 points (building upon her runner-up finish at the 2018 Berlin Marathon). In the wheelchair division, Daniel Romanchuk kept a two-point lead over Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär extended her lead to 76 points, ahead of Tatyana McFadden.AbbottWMMリーダーボードAbbottWMMLeaderboard. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
It was a cold and wet edition of the race, with temperatures holding steady around 5 to 6 degrees celsius.Weather Report. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. This resulted in several high profile mid-race dropouts, including Japan's national record holder Suguru Osako and elite Africans El Hassan El-Abbassi and Gideon Kipketer.Legese and Aga On Top, El Abbassi and Osako on the Sidelines at 2019 Tokyo Marathon . Japan Running News (2019-03-03). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
For the Japanese elite runners, the marathon formed part of qualification into the Japanese team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kensuke Horio was the top male national finisher and, along with Masato Imai and Takuya Fujikawa, gained a place for the Marathon Grand Championship race scheduled for September. None of the women in the race gained qualification in Tokyo, leaving the Nagoya Women's Marathon and Lake Biwa Marathon as the final venues to do so.
Results Men Position Athlete Nationality Time Birhanu Legese 2:04:48 Bedan Karoki 2:06:48 Dickson Chumba 2:08:444 Simon Kariuki 2:09:415 Kensuke Horio 2:10:216 Masato Imai 2:10:307 Takuya Fujikawa 2:10:358 Daichi Kamino 2:11:059 Ryu Takaku 2:11:4910 Tadashi Isshiki 2:12:2111 Shohei Otsuka 2:12:3612 Ryo Kuchimachi 2:13:3013 Yuki Munakata 2:13:4714 Keita Shitara 2:14:4115 Shogo Nakamura 2:14:5216 Yuki Sato 2:15:0717 Hiroto Kanamuri 2:15:3718 Toshiki Sadakata 2:15:5319 Hiroto Kunishi 2:15:5920 Hidenori Nagai 2:16:08
Women Position Athlete Nationality Time Ruti Aga 2:20:40 Helen Tola 2:21:01 Shure Demise 2:21:054 Florence Kiplagat 2:21:505 Bedatu Hirpa 2:23:436 Ababel Yeshaneh 2:24:027 Mao Ichiyama 2:24:338 Joan Chelimo 2:26:249 Rose Chelimo 2:30:3510 Ruth Chebitok 2:31:1911 Yebrgual Melese 2:31:4012 Honami Maeda 2:31:4213 Hiroko Yoshitomi 2:32:3014 Mao Kiyota 2:33:0415 Haruka Yamaguchi 2:33:4116 Mimi Belete 2:35:0417 Tsao Chunyu 2:36:14 18 Yoshiko Sakamoto 2:36:1619 Shiho Satonaka 2:36:3720 Keiko Nogami 2:38:23
Wheelchair men Position Athlete Nationality Time Marcel Hug 1:30:44 Daniel Romanchuk 1:34:26 Ernst van Dyk 1:34:414 Kota Hikonoue 1:35:395 Josh Cassidy 1:36:226 Tomoki Suzuki 1:36:507 Ryota Yoshida 1:40:408 Masazumi Soejima 1:41:049 Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:43:0810 Takashi Yoshida 1:43:16
Wheelchair women Position Athlete Nationality Time Manuela Schär 1:46:57 Tatyana McFadden 1:48:54 Susannah Scaroni 1:54:324 Margriet van den Broek 1:57:525 Kazumi Nakayama 2:03:40
References
Results March 3 2019 Tokyo Marathon Results Men's Elite Race. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Women's Elite Race. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Wheelchair men. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Wheelchair women. Tokyo Marathon. Retrieved 2019-04-22.