1987 London Marathon
7th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 10 May 1987 |
Champions | |
Men | Hiromi Taniguchi (2:09:50) |
Women | Ingrid Kristiansen (2:22:48) |
Wheelchair men | Chris Hallam (2:08:34) |
Wheelchair women | Karen Davidson (2:45:30) |
The 1987 London Marathon was the seventh running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 10 May. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Hiromi Taniguchi in a time of 2:09:50 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:22:48.
In the wheelchair races, British athletes Chris Hallam (2:08:34) and Karen Davidson (2:45:30) set course records in their wins of the men's and women's divisions, respectively. This was the first time that the winning time for the men's wheelchair race surpassed that of the able-bodied race.[1]
Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 28,364 had their applications accepted and 21,485 started the race. A total of 19,586 runners finished the race.[2]
Results[]
Men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Hiromi Taniguchi | Japan | 2:09:50 | |
El Mostafa Nechchadi | Morocco | 2:10:09 | |
Hugh Jones | England | 2:10:11 | |
4 | Gianni Poli | Italy | 2:10:15 |
5 | Geir Kvernmo | Norway | 2:10:17 |
6 | Mehmet Terzi | Turkey | 2:10:25 |
7 | Bogusław Psujek | Poland | 2:10:26 |
8 | Charlie Spedding | United Kingdom | 2:10:32 |
9 | Dave Edge | Canada | 2:11:51 |
10 | Belgium | 2:12:15 | |
11 | United Kingdom | 2:12:32 | |
12 | Pat Petersen | United States | 2:12:42 |
13 | United Kingdom | 2:13:21 | |
14 | Czechoslovakia | 2:13:27 | |
15 | Poland | 2:13:46 | |
16 | Dominique Chauvelier | France | 2:13:51 |
17 | Denmark | 2:13:57 | |
18 | Denmark | 2:14:06 | |
19 | Cidálio Caetano | Portugal | 2:14:06 |
20 | Czechoslovakia | 2:14:07 |
Women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Ingrid Kristiansen | Norway | 2:22:48 | |
Priscilla Welch | United Kingdom | 2:26:51 | |
Véronique Marot | United Kingdom | 2:30:15 | |
4 | Paula Fudge | United Kingdom | 2:32:28 |
5 | Karolina Szabó | Hungary | 2:32:48 |
6 | Misako Miyahara | Japan | 2:33:41 |
7 | Ágnes Sipka | Hungary | 2:34:37 |
8 | Angie Hulley | United Kingdom | 2:34:47 |
9 | Sissel Grottenberg | Norway | 2:35:53 |
10 | Valentina Bottarelli | Italy | 2:35:57 |
11 | Sally Ellis | United Kingdom | 2:36:48 |
12 | Ireland | 2:36:58 | |
13 | Susan Stone | Canada | 2:37:16 |
14 | Glynis Penny | United Kingdom | 2:38:23 |
15 | Renata Walendziak | Poland | 2:38:57 |
16 | Ailish Smyth | Ireland | 2:40:24 |
17 | Zehava Shmueli | Israel | 2:40:37 |
18 | Rosemary Ellis | United Kingdom | 2:41:05 |
19 | United Kingdom | 2:41:51 | |
20 | United Kingdom | 2:42:06 |
Wheelchair men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Chris Hallam | United Kingdom | 2:08:34 | |
Sweden | 2:23:15 | ||
Kevin Breen | Ireland | 2:26:28 | |
4 | United Kingdom | 2:28:53 | |
5 | John Harris | United Kingdom | 2:34:50 |
6 | Netherlands | 2:38:30 | |
7 | United Kingdom | 2:40:15 | |
8 | ? | 2:40:50 | |
9 | United Kingdom | 2:43:51 | |
10 | United Kingdom | 2:46:51 |
Wheelchair women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Karen Davidson | United Kingdom | 2:45:30 | |
Denise Smith | United Kingdom | 3:53:46 | |
United Kingdom | 4:09:18 |
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[]
- London Marathon
- 1987 marathons
- 1987 sports events in London
- May 1987 sports events in the United Kingdom