2006 London Marathon

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26th London Marathon
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Leaders during the men's race
Venue London, United Kingdom
Date23 April 2006
Champions
Men Felix Limo (2:06:39)
Women Deena Kastor (2:19:36)
Wheelchair men David Weir (1:29:48)
Wheelchair women Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57)
  2005
2007  

The 2006 London Marathon was the 26th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:06:39 hours and the women's race was won by Deena Kastor of the United States in 2:19:36.

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In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:29:48) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:59:57) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Weir was the first person to complete the course in under one and a half hours. [1]

Around 119,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,020 had their applications accepted and 33,578 started the race. [2] A total of 32,924 runners, 22849 men and 10,075 women, finished the race. [3]

Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Felix Limo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:39
Silver medal icon.svg Martin Lel Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:41
Bronze medal icon.svg Hendrick Ramaala Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:06:55
4 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:07:04
5 Stefano Baldini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07:22
6 Rodgers Rop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:34
7 Hicham Chatt Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:07:59
8 Jaouad Gharib Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:08:45
9 Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:09:05
10 Evans Rutto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:35
11 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:10:24
12 Peter Riley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:14:31
13 Shigeru Aburaya Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:14:49
14 Kamal Ziani Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:14:50
15 Huw Lobb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:15:38
16 Tomas Abyu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:15:50
17 Francisco Javier Cortés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:15:51
18 Trond Idland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:16:09
19 Henrik Sandstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:16:48
20 Phillip Sly Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:16:53
Abiyote Guta Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia DNF
Paul Kimaiyo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Daniel Rono Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Fabiano Joseph Naasi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DNF
Solomon Busendich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Elias Kiptum Maindi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
Dominic Bannister Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
Benjamin Noad Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
Anders Szalkai Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Mark Carroll Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DNF
Kassa Tadesse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
Christopher Isengwe Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania DNF

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Deena Kastor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:19:36
Silver medal icon.svg Lyudmila Petrova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:21:29
Bronze medal icon.svg Susan Chepkemei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:21:46
4 Birhane Adere Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2:21:52
5 Galina Bogomolova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:21:58
6 Mara Yamauchi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:25:13
7 Constantina Dita Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2:27:51
8 Salina Kosgei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:28:40
9 Margaret Okayo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:29:16
10 Eri Hayakawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:31:41
11 Clague Jenny Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:36:10
12 Stine Larsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:37:31
13 Alice Braham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:40:38
14 Holly May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:44:59
15 Gill Laithwaite Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:45:24
16 Adela Salt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:47:41
17 Imogene Thornburgh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:48:43
18 Birhan Dagne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:49:48
19 Maxine McKinnon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:50:27
20 Barbara Yff Hosack Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2:50:36
Lisa Blommé Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Lucy MacAlister Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DNF
Helena Olofsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF

Wheelchair men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg David Weir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:29:48 CR
Silver medal icon.svg Saúl Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:37:52
Bronze medal icon.svg Alain Fuss Flag of France.svg  France 1:39:37
4 Éric Teurnier Flag of France.svg  France 1:43:52
5 Brian Alldis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:47:34
6 Jeff Adams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:53:24
7 Jason Richards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1:53:29
8 Shaho Qadir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:00:52
9 Jason Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:02:47
10 Steve Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:03:23

Wheelchair women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Francesca Porcellato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:59:57
Silver medal icon.svg Shelly Woods Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:04:37
Bronze medal icon.svg Deborah Brennan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:21:02
4 Sarah Piercy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:39:10

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