2003 London Marathon
23rd London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 13 April 2003 |
Champions | |
Men | Gezahegne Abera (2:07:56) |
Women | Paula Radcliffe (2:15:25) |
Wheelchair men | Joël Jeannot (1:32:02) |
Wheelchair women | Francesca Porcellato (2:04:21) |
The 2003 London Marathon was the 23rd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera in a time of 2:07:56 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:15:25. Radcliffe's time was a marathon world record, improving on her own record by nearly two minutes.[1]
In the wheelchair races, France's Joël Jeannot (1:32:02) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:04:21) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Jeannot's winning time broke the previous course record by over three minutes.[2]
A total of 111,000 people applied to enter the race (a record high): 45,629 had their applications accepted and 32,746 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, including 7768 women.[3][4]
Results[]
Men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Gezahegne Abera | Ethiopia | 2:07:56 | |
Stefano Baldini | Italy | 2:07:56 | |
Joseph Ngolepus | Kenya | 2:07:57 | |
4 | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 2:07:59 |
5 | Samson Ramadhani | Tanzania | 2:08:01 |
6 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | Morocco | 2:08:03 |
7 | Lee Bong-ju | South Korea | 2:08:10 |
8 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:08:58 |
9 | Ian Syster | South Africa | 2:09:18 |
10 | Spain | 2:10:39 | |
11 | Kenya | 2:13:17 | |
12 | Kenya | 2:13:24 | |
13 | Ambesse Tolosa | Ethiopia | 2:13:33 |
14 | Kenya | 2:13:56 | |
15 | Sisay Bezabeh | Australia | 2:16:09 |
16 | United Kingdom | 2:17:57 | |
17 | Andrew Letherby | Australia | 2:18:25 |
18 | United Kingdom | 2:18:30 | |
19 | France | 2:18:56 | |
20 | United Kingdom | 2:20:50 | |
— | Róbert Štefko | Slovakia | DNF |
— | Morocco | DNF | |
— | Raymond Kipkoech | Kenya | DNF |
— | Kim Yi-yong | South Korea | DNF |
— | Ireland | DNF | |
— | Kenya | DNF | |
— | Paulo Catarino | Portugal | DNF |
— | Kenya | DNF | |
— | United Kingdom | DNF |
Women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 2:15:25 WR | |
Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:19:55 | |
Deena Kastor | United States | 2:21:16 | |
4 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 2:23:12 |
5 | Lyudmila Petrova | Russia | 2:23:14 |
6 | Constantina Diță | Romania | 2:23:43 |
7 | Jeļena Prokopčuka | Latvia | 2:24:01 |
8 | Elfenesh Alemu | Ethiopia | 2:24:56 |
9 | Romania | 2:25:32 | |
10 | Derartu Tulu | Ethiopia | 2:26:33 |
11 | Russia | 2:28:05 | |
12 | Adriana Fernández | Mexico | 2:29:54 |
13 | Zinaida Semenova | Russia | 2:32:37 |
14 | Bruna Genovese | Italy | 2:32:58 |
15 | Russia | 2:38:00 | |
16 | United Kingdom | 2:41:57 | |
17 | United States | 2:43:00 | |
18 | United Kingdom | 2:45:10 | |
19 | Denmark | 2:46:10 | |
20 | United States | 2:46:20 | |
— | Zola Pieterse | South Africa | DNF |
Wheelchair men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Joël Jeannot | France | 1:32:02 | |
David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:34:48 | |
Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:34:50 | |
4 | Charles Tolle | France | 1:41:17 |
5 | Tushar Patel | United Kingdom | 1:42:56 |
6 | Paul Nunnari | Australia | 1:43:07 |
7 | United Kingdom | 1:45:01 | |
8 | David Holding | United Kingdom | 1:46:20 |
9 | Kevin Papworth | United Kingdom | 1:46:49 |
10 | Ebbe Blichfeldt | Denmark | 1:52:40 |
Wheelchair women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Francesca Porcellato | Italy | 2:04:21 | |
Tanni Grey-Thompson | United Kingdom | 2:04:54 | |
Paula Craig | United Kingdom | 2:06:54 | |
4 | United Kingdom | 2:12:16 | |
5 | United Kingdom | 2:17:32 |
References[]
- ^ Radcliffe smashes record. BBC Sport (2003-04-13). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Statistik: Teilnehmer beim London-Marathon (in German). Uli Sauer. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- Results
- Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
External links[]
- London Marathon
- 2003 marathons
- 2003 sports events in London
- April 2003 sports events in the United Kingdom