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New York City Marathon - Japanese Results



After finishing 6th at the MGC Race 2020 Olympic marathon trials on Sept. 15, Yoshiki Takenouchi (NTT Nishi Nihon) ran the second-fastest time of his career, 2:11:18, to take 8th at the New York City Marathon. His time was one of the best-ever by a Japanese man in New York, the fastest since Masato Imai's 2:10:45 in 2013.

New York City Marathon

New York, U.S.A., 11/3/19
complete results

Men
1. Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) - 2:08:13
2. Albert Korir (Kenya) - 2:08:36
3. Girma Bekele Gebre (Ethiopia) - 2:08:38
4. Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) - 2:09:20
5. Shura Kitata (Ethiopia) - 2:10:39
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8. Yoshiki Takenouchi (Japan) - 2:11:18

Women
1. Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) - 2:22:38
2. Mary Keitany (Kenya) - 2:23:32
3. Ruti Aga (Ethiopia) - 2:25:51
4. Nancy Kiprop (Kenya) - 2:26:21
5. Sinead Diver (Australia) - 2:26:23

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