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1997 London Marathon

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17th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 April 1997
Champions
MenPaul Jones (2:07:55)
WomenJoyce Chepchumba (2:26:51)
Wheelchair menDavid Holding (1:42:15)
Wheelchair womenMonica Wetterstrom
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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

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) António Pinto  Portugal 2:07:55
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stefano Baldini  Italy 2:07:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josia Thugwane  South Africa 2:08:06
4 Erick Kimaiyo  Kenya 2:08:08
5 Richard Nerurkar  United Kingdom 2:08:36
6 Steve Moneghetti  Australia 2:08:45
7 Lawrence Peu  South Africa 2:09:10
8 Paul Evans  United Kingdom 2:09:18
9 José Manuel García  Spain 2:09:30
10 Stéphane Franke  Germany 2:11:26
11 Éder Fialho  Brazil 2:11:57
12 Pablo Sierra  Spain 2:12:22
13 Eamonn Martin  United Kingdom 2:12:29
14 Jean-Pierre Monciaux  France 2:13:52
15 Steven Brooks  United Kingdom 2:13:55
16 José Castillo  Peru 2:14:15
17 David Buzza  United Kingdom 2:14:17
18 Miguel Mallqui  Peru 2:14:19
19 Bruce Deacon  Canada 2:14:20
20 Juan Ramon Torres  Spain 2:14:22
21 Luis Reyes  Mexico 2:14:33
22 Kamal Ziani  Morocco 2:14:33
23 Henrique Cristostomo  Portugal 2:14:37
24 Seiji Kushibe  Japan 2:15:10
25 Isaac García  Mexico 2:15:14 Jerry Lawson  United States DNF Jerry Lawson  United States DNF
Gary Staines  United Kingdom DNF
Bashir Hussain  United Kingdom DNF
David Payne  United Kingdom DNF
Paulo Catarino  Portugal DNF
Carlos Patrício  Portugal DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:26:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liz McColgan  United Kingdom 2:26:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lidia Șimon  Romania 2:27:11
4 Sonja Oberem  Germany 2:28:02
5 Ramilya Burangulova  Russia 2:28:07
6 Manuela Machado  Portugal 2:28:12
7 Christine McNamara  United States 2:28:18
8 Renata Kokowska  Poland 2:28:21
9 Alena Mazouka  Belarus 2:29:06
10 Hellen Kimaiyo  Kenya 2:29:45
11 Angelina Kanana  Kenya 2:30:09
12 Ren Xiujuan  China 2:30:11
13 Taeko Terauchi  Japan 2:31:23
14 Linda Somers  United States 2:31:49
15 Anuța Cătună  Romania 2:33:12
16 Irina Kazakova  France 2:34:22
17 Pan Jinhong  China 2:34:23
18 Esther Kiplagat  Kenya 2:34:36
19 Susan Hobson  Australia 2:35:23
20 Marian Sutton  United Kingdom 2:35:45
21 Albertina Machado  Portugal 2:36:23
22 Matilde Ravizza  Italy 2:38:14
23 Danielle Sanderson  United Kingdom 2:39:02
24 Esmeralda Guillen  Mexico 2:39:24
25 Tracy Swindell  United Kingdom 2:40:22
Cathy Shum  Ireland DNF
Bettina Sabatini  Italy DNF
Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark DNF
Lornah Kiplagat  Kenya DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Holding  United Kingdom 1:42:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Håkan Ericsson  Sweden 1:42:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rayyan Rizwan  Sri Lanka 1:49:09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tanni Grey  United Kingdom 2:00:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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