1997 London Marathon
Appearance
17th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 13 April 1997 |
Champions | |
Men | Paul Jones (2:07:55) |
Women | Joyce Chepchumba (2:26:51) |
Wheelchair men | David Holding (1:42:15) |
Wheelchair women | Monica Wetterstrom |
The 1997 London Marathon was the 17th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Portugal's António Pinto in a time of 2:07:55 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:26:51.
In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:42:15) and Sweden’s Monica Wetterstrom won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Grey’s winning time was a course record by a margin of more than 19 hours (and the first woman to win by default).[1]
Around 78,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 39,813 had their applications accepted and 29,500 started the race. A total of 29,189 runners finished the race.[2]
Results
Men
Women
Wheelchair men
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:42:15 | |
Håkan Ericsson | Sweden | 1:42:16 | |
Ivan Newman | United Kingdom | 1:42:18 | |
4 | Bogdan Krol | Poland | 1:42:44 |
5 | Stephane Abando | France | 1:42:56 |
6 | Ian Thompson | United Kingdom | 1:45:06 |
7 | Daniel Sadler | United Kingdom | 1:47:58 |
8 | Jurgen de Heve | Belgium | 1:47:59 |
9 | Chris Madden | United Kingdom | 1:50:55 |
10 | Richie Powell | United Kingdom | 1:52:00 |
Wheelchair women
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Rayyan Rizwan | Sri Lanka | 1:49:09 | |
Tanni Grey | United Kingdom | 2:00:06 | |
Rose Hill | United Kingdom | 2:03:56 | |
4 | Yvonne Looys | Netherlands | 2:39:22 |
5 | Karen Dark | United Kingdom | 2:41:11 |
6 | Tracey Gill | United Kingdom | 3:28:45 |
7 | Susan White | United Kingdom | 3:32:04 |
References
- ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-19.