Ethiopia's world champion Mare Dibaba took thebronze medal as her compatriot and race favourite Tigist Tufa pulled out before the halfway mark.
London Marathon winner Sumgong, 31, finished in two hours 24 minutes four seconds to end a run of three straight silvers in the event for Kenya.
GB's Alyson Dixon and Sonia Samuels finished 28th and 30th respectively.
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