2003 London Marathon

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23rd London Marathon
Venue London, United Kingdom
Date13 April 2003
Champions
Men Gezahegne Abera (2:07:56)
Women Paula Radcliffe (2:15:25)
Wheelchair men Joël Jeannot (1:32:02)
Wheelchair women Francesca Porcellato (2:04:21)
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The 2003 London Marathon was the 23rd 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 Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera in a time of 2:07:56 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:15:25. Radcliffe's time was a marathon world record, improving on her own record by nearly two minutes. [1]

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In the wheelchair races, France's Joël Jeannot (1:32:02) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:04:21) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Jeannot's winning time broke the previous course record by over three minutes. [2]

A total of 111,000 people applied to enter the race (a record high): 45,629 had their applications accepted and 32,746 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, including 7768 women. [3] [4]

Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Gezahegne Abera Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:07:56
Silver medal icon.svg Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07:56
Bronze medal icon.svg Joseph Ngolepus Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:57
4 Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:59
5 Samson Ramadhani Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2:08:01
6 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:08:03
7 Lee Bong-ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2:08:10
8 Hendrick Ramaala Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:08:58
9 Ian Syster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:09:18
10 Francisco Javier Cortés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:10:39
11 Joseph Kahugu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:17
12 David Makori Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:24
13 Ambesse Tolosa Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:13:33
14 Onesmus Kilonzo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:13:56
15 Sisay Bezabeh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:16:09
16 Chris Cariss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:17:57
17 Andrew Letherby Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:18:25
18 Huw Lobb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:18:30
19 Olivier Guery Flag of France.svg  France 2:18:56
20 Darran Bilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:20:50
— Róbert Štefko Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DNF
— Mohamed El Hattab Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
— Raymond Kipkoech Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
— Kim Yi-yong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea DNF
— Cathal Lombard Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DNF
— Joseph Kariuki Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
— Paulo Catarino Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
— Eliud Kimaiyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
— Richard Gardiner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Paula Radcliffe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:15:25 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Catherine Ndereba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:19:55
Bronze medal icon.svg Deena Kastor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:21:16
4 Susan Chepkemei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:23:12
5 Lyudmila Petrova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:23:14
6 Constantina Diță Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:23:43
7 Jeļena Prokopčuka Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2:24:01
8 Elfenesh Alemu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:24:56
9 Michaela Botezan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:25:32
10 Derartu Tulu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:26:33
11 Larisa Zyuzko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:28:05
12 Adriana Fernández Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:29:54
13 Zinaida Semenova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:32:37
14 Bruna Genovese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:32:58
15 Rimma Pushkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:38:00
16 Michaela McCallum Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:41:57
17 Karen Towler Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:43:00
18 Alison Fletcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:45:10
19 Jessica Petersson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:46:10
20 Margaret Angell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:46:20
— Zola Pieterse Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa DNF

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Joël Jeannot Flag of France.svg  France 1:32:02
Silver medal icon.svg David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:34:48
Bronze medal icon.svg Denis Lemeunier Flag of France.svg  France 1:34:50
4 Charles Tolle Flag of France.svg  France 1:41:17
5 Tushar Patel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:42:56
6 Paul Nunnari Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:43:07
7 Kenny Herriot Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:45:01
8 David Holding Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:46:20
9 Kevin Papworth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:46:49
10 Ebbe Blichfeldt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:52:40

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Francesca Porcellato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:04:21
Silver medal icon.svg Tanni Grey-Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:04:54
Bronze medal icon.svg Paula Craig Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:06:54
4 Rachel Potter Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:12:16
5 Deborah Brennan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:17:32

References

  1. ↑ Radcliffe smashes record. BBC Sport (13 April 2003). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. ↑ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide [ permanent dead link ]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ↑ Statistik: Teilnehmer beim London-Marathon (in German). Uli Sauer. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ↑ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine . London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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