2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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Men's Marathon
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates6 August
Competitors98 from 50 nations
Winning time2:08.27
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
  2015
2019  
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The men's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on 6 August, [1] starting and finishing on Tower Bridge. [2]

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Summary

The race started off with a tight pack running at a leisurely pace. 10 kilometres into the race, the British crowds were pleased to see Callum Hawkins in the lead, but there were 59 others in the lead pack. By 15 kilometres there were still 31 and by half way only another three had started to fall off the back. Then the racing began as a small group went off the front including the entire Kenyan team, a Kenyan Turkish transplant, two Ethiopians, two Eritreans, Alphonce Simbu from Tanzania and Hawkins. Of that group, Geoffrey Kirui, Tamirat Tola and Gideon Kipketer were pushing the pace as a three man pack. Kipketer faltered and it was a two man race with Simbu breaking off the front of the second pack. About 10 kilometres from the finish, Tola tried to break away. But the one breaking was Tola as Kirui came back and then set off on his own. Over the last seven kilometres, Kirui opened up almost a minute and half of daylight, comfortably crossing the line for the gold. Tola struggled to successfully hold off Simbu to keep silver while an inspired Hawkins picked up the pieces and finished a strong fourth just 26 seconds back. [3]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [4]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 28 Sep 2014 Berlin, Germany
Championship 2:06:54 Abel Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 22 Aug 2009Berlin, Germany
World leading2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 26 Feb 2017 Tokyo, Japan
African 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN 28 Sep 2014Berlin, Germany
Asian 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka Flag of Japan.svg  JPN 13 Oct 2002 Chicago, United States
NACAC 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi Flag of the United States.svg  USA 14 Apr 2002London, Great Britain
South American 2:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 20 Sep 1998Berlin, Germany
European 2:06:36 Benoit Zwierzchiewski Flag of France.svg  FRA 6 Apr 2003 Paris, France
Oceanian 2:07:51 Robert de Castella Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 21 Apr 1986 Boston, United States

No records were set at the competition. [5]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:19.00. [6]

Results

The final took place on 6 August at 10:54. The results were as follows: [7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Geoffrey Kirui Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:08:27 SB
Silver medal icon.svg Tamirat Tola Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:09:49
Bronze medal icon.svg Alphonce Simbu Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)2:09:51
4 Callum Hawkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:10:17 PB
5 Daniele Meucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2:10:56 PB
6 Gideon Kipketer Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:10:56
7 Yohanes Ghebregergis Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)2:12:07
8 Daniel Wanjiru Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)2:12:16
9 Yuki Kawauchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:12:19
10 Kentaro Nakamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:12:41
11 Solomon Mutai Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)2:13:29
12 Ezekiel Jafary Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)2:14:05
13 Abdi Hakin Ulad Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)2:14:22 SB
14 Kaan Kigen Özbilen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)2:14:29 SB
15 Shumi Dechasa Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)2:15:08 PB
16 Elkanah Kibet Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:15:14
17 Javier Guerra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)2:15:22
18 Ihor Olefirenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:15:34 SB
19 Tsegaye Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)2:15:36
20 Andrés Zamora Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)2:16:00 PB
21 Desmond Mokgobu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)2:16:14
22 Mick Clohisey Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)2:16:21 SB
23 Valentin Pfeil Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2:16:28
24 Remigijus Kančys Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)2:16:34
25 Derlys Ayala Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay  (PAR)2:16:37 PB
26 Hiroto Inoue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2:16:54
27 Ihor Russ Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:17:01 SB
28 Thonakal Gopi Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2:17:13
29 Mert Girmalegesse Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)2:17:36
30 Mohamed Reda El Aaraby Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)2:17:50
31 Andrew Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:17:59
32 Mikael Ekvall Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2:18:12 SB
33 Pardon Ndhlovu Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)2:18:37 SB
34 Munkhbayar Narandulam Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)2:18:42 PB
35 Namupala Reonard Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)2:18:51 SB
36 Yuriy Rusyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)2:18:54 SB
37 Paulus Iiyambo Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)2:19:45
38 Stephno Gwandu Huche Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)2:20:05
39 Josh Griffiths Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)2:20:06
40 Tiidrek Nurme Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)2:20:41 SB
41 Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)2:21:22
42 Bobby Curtis Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2:21:22 SB
43 Robert Chemonges Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)2:21:24
44 Happy Ndacha Mchelenje Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)2:21:39 PB
45 Jack Colreavy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:21:44
46 Tseveenravdan Byambajav Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)2:21:48
47 Millen Matende Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)2:21:52 SB
48 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)2:21:55
49 Leslie Encina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)2:22:10
50 Hassan Chani Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)2:22:19
51 Ignas Brasevičius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)2:22:20 SB
52 David Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)2:22:53
53 Roman Fosti Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)2:23:28 SB
54 Thomas Toth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2:23:47
55 Manuel Cabrera Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)2:24:08
56 Daviti Kharazishvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)2:24:24
57 Segundo Jami Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)2:24:28
58 José Amado García Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:25:03
59 Kim Hyo-su Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:25:08
60 Brad Milosevic Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2:25:14
61 David Carver Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)2:25:45 SB
62 Girmaw Amare Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)2:26:37
63 Sean Hehir Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)2:27:33
64 Yu Seung-yeop Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:29:06
65 Shin Kwang-sik Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)2:29:52
66 Rok Puhar Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)2:33:12
67 Juan Carlos Trujillo Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:33:42 SB
68 Luis Orta Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)2:33:42 PB
69 Luis Carlos Rivero Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)2:41:39
70 Ricardo Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2:41:50 SB
71 Abraham Niyonkuru Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)2:42:27
Jorge Castelblanco Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN) DNF
Jean-Pierre Castro Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER) DNF
Anuradha Cooray Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI) DNF
Nicolás Cuestas Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU) DNF
Abdelhadi El Hachimi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL) DNF
Iván Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP) DNF
Eric Gillis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) DNF
Josh Harris Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS) DNF
Marius Ionescu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM) DNF
Stefano La Rosa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) DNF
Ayad Lamdassem Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP) DNF
Raúl Machacuay Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER) DNF
Augustus Maiyo Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) DNF
Mariano Mastromarino Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG) DNF
Tsepo Mathibelle Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES) DNF
Amanuel Mesel Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI) DNF
Ercan Muslu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR) DNF
Lebenya Nkoka Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES) DNF
Cutbert Nyasango Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM) DNF
Sibusiso Nzima Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNF
Bhumiraj Rai Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP) DNF
Ricardo Ribas Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR) DNF
Aguelmis Rojas Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU) DNF
Maru Teferi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR) DNF
Yemane Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH) DNF
Enzo Yáñez Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI) DNF
Valērijs Žolnerovičs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT) DNF
Lusapho April Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) DNS
Mumin Gala Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI) DNS

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