2011 Boston Marathon

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2011 Boston Marathon
2011 Boston Marathon logo.jpg
Venue Boston, Massachusetts
DatesApril 18
Champions
Men Geoffrey Mutai (2:03:02)
Women Caroline Kilel (2:22:36)
Wheelchair men Masazumi Soejima (1:18:50)
Wheelchair women Wakako Tsuchida (1:34:06)
  2010
2012  

The 2011 Boston Marathon took place on Monday, April 18, 2011, as the 115th official running of the Boston Marathon. On October 18, 2010, the 20,000 spots reserved for qualifiers were filled in a record-setting eight hours and three minutes. [1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's race in a time of 2:03:02. [2]

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Background

In December 2010, Tom Grik, the President of the Boston Athletic Association's Board of Governors, said that the BAA would focus on recruiting top Americans to the marathon. [3] In February 2011, Meb Keflezighi, the 2009 winner of the New York City Marathon and considered along with Ryan Hall to be one of the two most prominent American marathoners, announced through his website that race organizers had failed to make an appearance fee offer to him and that he would not be participating in the race. [4]

Mutai record

Geoffrey Mutai Berlin-Marathon 2015 Runners 5.jpg
Geoffrey Mutai

In recognizing Geoffrey Mutai's winning time of 2:03:02 as the "fastest Marathon ever run", the International Association of Athletics Federations noted that the performance was not eligible for world record status given that the course does not satisfy rules regarding elevation drop (it has "more than three times the elevation drop permitted for record-setting") and start/finish separation. [5] The Associated Press (AP) reported that Mutai had the support of other runners who describe the IAAF's rules as "flawed". [6] According to the Boston Herald , race director Dave McGillivray said he was sending paperwork to the IAAF to have Mutai's mark ratified as a world record. [2] The AP also indicated that the attempt to have the mark certified as a world record "would force the governing bodies to reject an unprecedented performance on the world's most prestigious marathon course". [6]

Results

Elite races

Elite Men
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Geoffrey Mutai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:03:02
Silver medal icon.svg Moses Mosop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:03:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Gebregziabher Gebremariam Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:04:53
4 Ryan Hall Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:04:58
5 Abreham Cherkos Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:06:13
6 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:43
7 Philip Kimutai Sanga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:07:10
8 Deressa Chimsa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:07:39
9 Bekana Daba Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:08:03
10 Robert Kipchumba Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:44
Elite Women
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Caroline Kilel Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:22:36
Silver medal icon.svg Desiree Davila Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:22:38
Bronze medal icon.svg Sharon Cherop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:22:42
4 Caroline Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:24:26
5 Kara Goucher Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:24:52
6 Dire Tune Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:25:08
7 Werknesh Kidane Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:26:15
8 Yolanda Caballero Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:26:17
9 Alice Timbilili Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:26:34
10 Yuliya Ruban Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:27:00

Wheelchair races

Men
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Masazumi Soejima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:18:50
Silver medal icon.svg Kurt Fearnley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:18:51
Bronze medal icon.svg Ernst Van Dyk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:18:51
Women
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Wakako Tsuchida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:34:06
Silver medal icon.svg Shirley Reilly Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41:01
Bronze medal icon.svg Christina Ripp Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41:02

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References

  1. Springer, Shira (October 19, 2010). "Online, sprinters win race: Marathon fills its field in a record 8 hours". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Connolly, John (April 20, 2011). "BAA on record: Geoffrey Mutai's No. 1". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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