2005 London Marathon
25th London Marathon | |
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![]() Radcliffe leading the women's race | |
Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 17 April 2005 |
Champions | |
Men | Martin Lel (2:07:26) |
Women | Paula Radcliffe (2:17:42) |
Wheelchair men | Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) |
Wheelchair women | Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) |
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Men's winner Martin Lel drinking water at the race
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Runners from the mass race
The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:26 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42.
In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]
Around 132,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,969 had their applications accepted and 35,600 started the race.[2] A total of 35,261 runners, 24,690 men and 10,571 women, finished the race.[3]
Results[]
Men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Martin Lel | ![]() |
2:07:26 |
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Jaouad Gharib | ![]() |
2:07:49 |
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Hendrick Ramaala | ![]() |
2:08:32 |
4 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz | ![]() |
2:09:03 |
5 | Stefano Baldini | ![]() |
2:09:25 |
6 | Jon Brown | ![]() |
2:09:31 |
7 | Toshinari Suwa | ![]() |
2:10:23 |
8 | Paul Tergat | ![]() |
2:11:36 |
9 | Sammy Korir | ![]() |
2:12:36 |
10 | Evans Rutto | ![]() |
2:12:49 |
11 | ![]() |
2:13:58 | |
12 | Antoni Peña | ![]() |
2:14:31 |
13 | ![]() |
2:14:33 | |
14 | ![]() |
2:15:09 | |
15 | Daniel Njenga | ![]() |
2:15:25 |
16 | ![]() |
2:16:13 | |
17 | Luke Kibet Bowen | ![]() |
2:16:40 |
18 | ![]() |
2:17:01 | |
19 | ![]() |
2:18:31 | |
20 | ![]() |
2:18:34 | |
21 | ![]() |
2:18:36 | |
— | ![]() |
DNF | |
— | Joseph Ngolepus | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Matt O'Dowd | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Hicham Chatt | ![]() |
DNF |
— | ![]() |
DNF |
Women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Paula Radcliffe | ![]() |
2:17:42 |
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Constantina Diță | ![]() |
2:22:50 |
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Susan Chepkemei | ![]() |
2:24:00 |
4 | Margaret Okayo | ![]() |
2:25:22 |
5 | Lyudmila Petrova | ![]() |
2:26:29 |
6 | Benita Willis | ![]() |
2:26:32 |
7 | Joyce Chepchumba | ![]() |
2:27:01 |
8 | Sonia O'Sullivan | ![]() |
2:29:01 |
9 | Mulu Seboka | ![]() |
2:30:54 |
10 | Mara Yamauchi | ![]() |
2:31:52 |
11 | Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
2:34:42 |
12 | Hayley Haining | ![]() |
2:35:23 |
13 | ![]() |
2:36:59 | |
14 | Liz Yelling | ![]() |
2:37:42 |
15 | Susan Partridge | ![]() |
2:37:50 |
16 | ![]() |
2:39:20 | |
17 | ![]() |
2:39:37 | |
18 | Sue Harrison | ![]() |
2:39:54 |
19 | ![]() |
2:40:18 | |
20 | ![]() |
2:41:21 | |
— | Leah Malot | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Restituta Joseph | ![]() |
DNF |
Wheelchair men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Saúl Mendoza | ![]() |
1:35:51 |
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Jeff Adams | ![]() |
1:35:54 |
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David Weir | ![]() |
1:36:03 |
4 | Tushar Patel | ![]() |
1:36:03 |
5 | Éric Teurnier | ![]() |
1:36:03 |
6 | Denis Lemeunier | ![]() |
1:36:04 |
7 | Alain Fuss | ![]() |
1:36:04 |
8 | ![]() |
1:41:58 | |
9 | Rawat Tana | ![]() |
1:46:10 |
10 | ![]() |
1:49:41 |
Wheelchair women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Francesca Porcellato | ![]() |
1:57:00 |
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Shelly Woods | ![]() |
1:57:03 |
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Tanni Grey-Thompson | ![]() |
2:02:39 |
4 | Gunilla Wallengren | ![]() |
2:16:03 |
5 | ![]() |
2:18:42 | |
6 | ![]() |
2:32:32 | |
7 | Sarah Piercy | ![]() |
2:48:23 |
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 2020-04-25.
- ^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. 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[]
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