1997 London Marathon

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17th London Marathon
Venue London, United Kingdom
Date13 April 1997
Champions
Men António Pinto (2:07:55)
Women Joyce Chepchumba (2:26:51)
Wheelchair men David Holding (1:42:15)
Wheelchair women Rayyan Rizwan
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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.

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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

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg António Pinto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:07:55
Silver medal icon.svg Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07:57
Bronze medal icon.svg Josia Thugwane Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:08:06
4 Erick Kimaiyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:08
5 Richard Nerurkar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:08:36
6 Steve Moneghetti Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:08:45
7 Lawrence Peu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:09:10
8 Paul Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:09:18
9 José Manuel García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:09:30
10 Stéphane Franke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:11:26
11 Éder Fialho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:11:57
12 Pablo Sierra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:12:22
13 Eamonn Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:12:29
14 Jean-Pierre Monciaux Flag of France.svg  France 2:13:52
15 Steven Brooks Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:13:55
16 José Castillo Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:14:15
17 David Buzza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:14:17
18 Miguel Mallqui Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 2:14:19
19 Bruce Deacon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:14:20
20 Juan Ramon Torres Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:14:22
21 Luis Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:14:33
22 Kamal Ziani Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:14:33
23 Henrique Cristostomo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:14:37
24 Seiji Kushibe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:15:10
25 Isaac García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:15:14
– Jerry Lawson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DNF
— Gary Staines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
— Bashir Hussain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
— David Payne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
— Paulo Catarino Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
— Carlos Patrício Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Joyce Chepchumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:26:51
Silver medal icon.svg Liz McColgan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:26:52
Bronze medal icon.svg Lidia Șimon Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:27:11
4 Sonja Oberem Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:28:02
5 Ramilya Burangulova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:28:07
6 Manuela Machado Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:28:12
7 Christine McNamara Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:28:18
8 Renata Kokowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:28:21
9 Alena Mazouka Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:29:06
10 Hellen Kimaiyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:29:45
11 Angelina Kanana Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:30:09
12 Ren Xiujuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:30:11
13 Taeko Terauchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:31:23
14 Linda Somers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:31:49
15 Anuța Cătună Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:33:12
16 Irina Kazakova Flag of France.svg  France 2:34:22
17 Pan Jinhong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:34:23
18 Esther Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:34:36
19 Susan Hobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:35:23
20 Marian Sutton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:35:45
21 Albertina Machado Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:36:23
22 Matilde Ravizza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:38:14
23 Danielle Sanderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:39:02
24 Esmeralda Guillen Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:39:24
25 Tracy Swindell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:40:22
— Cathy Shum Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DNF
— Bettina Sabatini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
— Gitte Karlshøj Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
— Lornah Kiplagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg David Holding Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:42:15
Silver medal icon.svg Håkan Ericsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:42:16
Bronze medal icon.svg Ivan Newman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:42:18
4 Bogdan Krol Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:42:44
5 Stephane Abando Flag of France.svg  France 1:42:56
6 Ian Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:45:06
7 Daniel Sadler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:47:58
8 Jurgen de Heve Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:47:59
9 Chris Madden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:50:55
10 Richie Powell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:52:00

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Rayyan Rizwan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1:49:09
Silver medal icon.svg Muhammed Alif Naufal Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2:00:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Rose Hill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:03:56
4 Yvonne Looys Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:39:22
5 Karen Dark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:41:11
6 Tracey Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:28:45
7 Susan White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  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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