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.[1]

5th Tokyo Marathon
VenueTokyo, Japan
Dates27 February
Champions
MenHailu Mekonnen (2:07:35)
WomenNoriko Higuchi (2:28:49)
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Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
01 Hailu Mekonnen   Ethiopia 2:07:35
02 Paul Biwott   Kenya 2:08:17
03 Yuki Kawauchi   Japan 2:08:37
04 Yoshinori Oda   Japan 2:09:03
05 Cyrus Njubi   Kenya 2:09:10
06 Felix Limo   Kenya 2:10:50
07 Takaaki Koda   Japan 2:11:08
08 Salim Kipsang   Kenya 2:11:25
09 Yemane Tsegay   Ethiopia 2:11:49
10 Takashi Horiguchi   Japan 2:12:05

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
01 Noriko Higuchi   Japan 2:28:49
02 Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova   Russia 2:28:56
03 Yoko Shibui   Japan 2:29:03
04 Misaki Katsumata   Japan 2:31:10
05 Sumiko Suzuki   Japan 2:32:02
06 Rina Yamazaki   Japan 2:32:51
07 Shoko Miyazaki   Japan 2:33:10
08 Yumi Hirata   Japan 2:33:14
09 Olena Burkovska   Ukraine 2:33:30
10 Miki Ohira   Japan 2:34:46
Tatyana Aryasova   Russia 2:27:29 DQ[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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