Hassan, who also won 5,000m and 10,000m bronze medals at the Paris Games, set an Olympic record of 2hr 22min 55sec, with Ethiopian Tigst Assefa taking silver in 2:22.58 and Kenya's Hellen Obiri claiming bronze (2:23.10).
Netherlands' gold medallist Sifan Hassan crosses the finish in first place in the women's marathon. AFP PHOTO