2002 London Marathon

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22nd London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date14 April 2002
Champions
MenKhalid Khannouchi (2:05:38)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:18:56)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:39:44)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51)
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The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's race was won by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States in a time of 2:05:38 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:18:56. Khannouchi's time was a marathon world record, improving on his own record by four seconds. Radcliffe was also close to a world record, just nine seconds off the time set by Catherine Ndereba the previous year.[1]

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:39:44) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[2]

Around 99,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 46,083 had their applications accepted and 33,297 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, comprising 24,768 men and 7768 women.[3][4]

Results[]

Men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khalid Khannouchi  United States 2:05:38 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:05:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:06:35
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz  Morocco 2:06:52
5 Ian Syster  South Africa 2:07:06
6 Stefano Baldini  Italy 2:07:29
7 António Pinto  Portugal 2:09:10
8 Mark Steinle  United Kingdom 2:09:17
9 Tesfaye Jifar  Ethiopia 2:09:50
10  Morocco 2:11:50
11 Michael Buchleitner  Austria 2:14:11
12 Rachid Ghanmouni  Morocco 2:15:29
13 William Kiplagat  Kenya 2:15:59
14   Switzerland 2:17:36
15 Dan Robinson  United Kingdom 2:17:51
16 Julius Kimutai  Kenya 2:18:13
17  United Kingdom 2:19:41
18  Sweden 2:20:36
19  Australia 2:20:44
20  United Kingdom 2:20:45
— Worku Bikila  Ethiopia DNF
—  Kenya DNF
— Luís Jesus  Portugal DNF
— Alberto Chaíça  Portugal DNF

Women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 2:18:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svetlana Zakharova  Russia 2:22:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyudmila Petrova  Russia 2:22:33
4 Reiko Tosa  Japan 2:22:46
5 Susan Chepkemei  Kenya 2:23:19
6 Joyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:26:53
7  Russia 2:27:07
8 Zinaida Semenova  Russia 2:27:45
9 Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia 2:28:37
10 Shitaye Gemechu  Ethiopia 2:28:58
11 Irina Safarova  Russia 2:29:20
12 Jo Lodge  United Kingdom 2:38:25
13  Sweden 2:40:24
14  United Kingdom 2:44:32
15  United Kingdom 2:44:42
16  United Kingdom 2:45:05
17  United Kingdom 2:45:34
18  Germany 2:46:58
19  United Kingdom 2:49:26
20  Australia 2:49:38
— Iness Chepkesis Chenonge  Kenya DNF
— Maria Guida  Italy DNF

Wheelchair men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:39:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tushar Patel  United Kingdom 1:41:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denis Lemeunier  France 1:41:17
4 Paul Nunnari  Australia 1:41:17
5  United Kingdom 1:55:57
6  United Kingdom 1:56:49
7 Pierre Fairbank  France 1:57:48
8  United Kingdom 2:01:39
9  France 2:01:41
10  United Kingdom 2:01:45

Wheelchair women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tanni Grey-Thompson  United Kingdom 2:22:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Kingdom 2:37:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paula Craig  United Kingdom 2:48:53

References[]

  1. ^ Record day in London. BBC Sport (2002-04-14). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ London Marathon - Race Results. MarathonGuide. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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