1986 London Marathon
6th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 20 April 1986 |
Champions | |
Men | Toshihiko Seko (2:10:02) |
Women | Grete Waitz (2:24:54) |
Wheelchair men | Gerry O'Rourke (2:26:38) |
Wheelchair women | Kay McShane (3:02:40) |
The 1986 London Marathon was the sixth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 20 April. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:10:02 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Grete Waitz in 2:24:54.
In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Gerry O'Rourke (2:26:38) and Kay McShane (2:47:12) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]
Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 25,566 had their applications accepted and 19,261 started the race. A total of 18,067 runners finished the race.[2]
Results[]
Men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Toshihiko Seko | ![]() |
2:10:02 |
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Hugh Jones | ![]() |
2:11:42 |
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Allister Hutton | ![]() |
2:12:36 |
4 | Pat Petersen | ![]() |
2:12:56 |
5 | Mehmet Terzi | ![]() |
2:13:02 |
6 | Yutaka Kanai | ![]() |
2:13:42 |
7 | ![]() |
2:14:34 | |
8 | ![]() |
2:14:38 | |
9 | Geir Kvernmo | ![]() |
2:14:48 |
10 | Cidálio Caetano | ![]() |
2:14:57 |
11 | ![]() |
2:14:59 | |
12 | ![]() |
2:15:00 | |
13 | Lindsay Robertson | ![]() |
2:15:03 |
14 | ![]() |
2:15:06 | |
15 | Kevin Forster | ![]() |
2:15:19 |
16 | ![]() |
2:15:46 | |
17 | ![]() |
2:15:47 | |
18 | Gyula Borka | ![]() |
2:15:53 |
19 | Eleuterio Antón | ![]() |
2:15:54 |
20 | ![]() |
2:15:56 |
Women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Grete Waitz | ![]() |
2:24:54 |
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Mary O'Connor | ![]() |
2:30:52 |
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Ann Ford | ![]() |
2:31:40 |
4 | Sylvie Bornet | ![]() |
2:31:43 |
5 | Paula Fudge | ![]() |
2:32:25 |
6 | ![]() |
2:32:53 | |
7 | Julia Armstrong | ![]() |
2:36:31 |
8 | Glynis Penny | ![]() |
2:38:47 |
9 | ![]() |
2:39:26 | |
10 | ![]() |
2:41:11 | |
11 | Angie Hulley | ![]() |
2:41:12 |
12 | ![]() |
2:41:57 | |
13 | ![]() |
2:42:05 | |
14 | ![]() |
2:42:18 | |
15 | Yuko Gordon | ![]() |
2:42:23 |
16 | ![]() |
2:43:15 | |
17 | ![]() |
2:43:54 | |
18 | Rosemary Ellis | ![]() |
2:45:19 |
19 | ![]() |
2:45:28 | |
20 | ![]() |
2:45:30 |
Wheelchair men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
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Gerry O'Rourke | ![]() |
2:26:38 |
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2:29:14 | |
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Chris Hallam | ![]() |
2:30:59 |
4 | ![]() |
2:36:13 | |
5 | Kevin Breen | ![]() |
2:43:52 |
6 | ? | 2:50:52 | |
7 | ![]() |
2:50:59 | |
8 | ![]() |
2:51:04 | |
9 | ![]() |
2:55:46 | |
10 | ![]() |
2:57:01 |
Wheelchair women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
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Kay McShane | ![]() |
3:02:40 |
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Karen Davidson | ![]() |
3:24:53 |
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Denise Smith | ![]() |
4:07:57 |
4 | ![]() |
5:58:30 |
References[]
- ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
External links[]
Categories:
- London Marathon
- 1986 marathons
- 1986 sports events in London
- April 1986 sports events in the United Kingdom