Yokohama Women's Marathon

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The leading elite runners in the 2009 race

The Yokohama Women's Marathon was a marathon held in Yokohama, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, TV Asahi, the Asahi Shimbun. It is one of the major Japanese women's marathon races which is used to decide selection for the Olympics, along with the Nagoya Marathon and Osaka International Ladies Marathon. [1]

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The competition replaced the Tokyo International Women's Marathon which was held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008. Following the creation of the annual Tokyo Marathon in 2007, which featured its own annual women's marathon, the sponsors decided to move the women's marathon to Yokohama in 2009. [2]

The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November.

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First held on November 15, 2009, it is scheduled for November every year. The second edition was postponed to February 2011 due to APEC Japan 2010 being held that November and the third edition returned to the usual November timing. In 2012 Lydia Cheromei ran a course record time of 2:23:07 hours. [3]

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Winners

Key:  Course record

EditionDateWinnerCountryTime (h:m:s)
1stNovember 15, 2009 [4] Kiyoko Shimahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:28:51
2ndFebruary 20, 2011 [5] Yoshimi Ozaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:23:56
3rdNovember 20, 2011 Ryoko Kizaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:26:32
4thNovember 18, 2012 Lydia Cheromei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:23:07
5thNovember 17, 2013 Albina Mayorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:25:55 [6]
6thNovember 16, 2014 Tomomi Tanaka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:26:57

Course

Yamashita Park->Industrial Trade Center->Yokohama Customs->Kanagawa Prefectural office->Chinatown->Yamashita Park->Industrial Trade Center->Minato Mirai 21->Yokohama Station->Sakuragichō Station->Yokohama Stadium->Yamanote Park->Yamashita Park->Industrial Trade Center->Minato Mirai 21->Yokohama Station->Sakuragichō Station->Yokohama Stadium->Yamanote Park->Industrial Trade Center->Yamashita Park (Finish)

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Minato Mirai 21 human settlement in Japan

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References

  1. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2011-11-20). Kizaki out duels Ozaki in Yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
  2. ↑ Nakamura, Ken & Onishi, Akihiro (2009-11-15). Abitova takes inaugural Yokohama Women’s Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-11-15.
  3. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2012-11-18). Cheromei breaks course record in Yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.
  4. ↑ Inga Abitova was the first finisher in 2:27:18 h but was later disqualified for a biological passport infringement
  5. ↑ Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-20). Ozaki takes Yokohama victory in 2:23:56. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-20.
  6. ↑ Marantz, Ken (2013-11-17). Fourth Japanese Marathon victory for Mayorova in Yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-29.
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