1984 London Marathon

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4th London Marathon
Pauli Vahtera maratonilla.jpg
Finishers in the mass race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 May 1984
Champions
MenCharlie Spedding (2:09:57)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:24:26)
Wheelchair menKevin Breen (2:38:40)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (3:10:04)
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The 1984 London Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Charlie Spedding in a time of 2:09:57 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:26.

In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Kevin Breen (2:38:40) and Kay McShane (3:10:04) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 70,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 21,142 had their applications accepted and 16,992 started the race. A total of 15,675 runners finished the race.[2]

Results[]

Men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charlie Spedding  United Kingdom 2:09:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Forster  United Kingdom 2:11:41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dennis Fowles  United Kingdom 2:12:12
4 Øyvind Dahl  Norway 2:12:19
5 Jørn Lauenborg  Denmark 2:12:21
6 Juma Ikangaa  Tanzania 2:12:35
7 James Ashworth  United Kingdom 2:13:49
8  United Kingdom 2:14:01
9  United Kingdom 2:14:03
10 Svend Erik Kristensen  Denmark 2:14:22
11 John Graham  United Kingdom 2:14:40
12  United Kingdom 2:15:08
13  Portugal 2:15:12
14  Ireland 2:15:14
15  Hungary 2:15:17
16  Norway 2:15:35
17  United Kingdom 2:15:38
18  United Kingdom 2:15:5
19  Spain 2:16:14
20 Gyula Borka  Hungary 2:16:17

Women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingrid Kristiansen  Norway 2:24:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Priscilla Welch  United Kingdom 2:30:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Rowell  United Kingdom 2:31:28
4 Véronique Marot  United Kingdom 2:33:52
5  Denmark 2:34:53
6 Bente Moe  Norway 2:35:28
7  United Kingdom 2:35:53
8  United Kingdom 2:36:06
9 Gillian Horovitz  United Kingdom 2:37:10
10  Denmark 2:39:39
11  Norway 2:39:54
12  United Kingdom 2:41:21
13 Karen Holdsworth  United Kingdom 2:42:51
14  United Kingdom 2:43:55
15  United Kingdom 2:44:13
16  United Kingdom 2:44:15
17  United Kingdom 2:45:03
18  Sweden 2:45:22
19  United Kingdom 2:45:43
20 Carol Gould  United Kingdom 2:45:59

Wheelchair men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Breen  Ireland 2:38:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Kingdom 2:44:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gordon Perry  United Kingdom 2:45:12
4  United Kingdom 2:51:55
5  United Kingdom 2:59:10
6 ? 3:10:10
7  United Kingdom 3:15:03
8  United Kingdom 3:18:49
9  United Kingdom 3:26:39
10  Iran 3:32:06

Wheelchair women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kay McShane  Ireland 3:10:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denise Smith  United Kingdom 3:57:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United Kingdom 4:05:52

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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