2009 London Marathon
29th London Marathon | |
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![]() Leaders during the men's race | |
Venue | London, England |
Date | 26 April 2009 |
Champions | |
Men | Samuel Wanjiru (2:05:10) |
Women | Irina Mikitenko (2:22:11) |
Wheelchair men | Kurt Fearnley (1:28:56) |
Wheelchair women | Amanda McGrory (1:50:39) |
The 2009 London Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:22:11.[1]
In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:28:56) and American Amanda McGrory (1:50:39) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Fearnley defeated David Weir by one second, taking the Briton's course record in the process.[2]
Around 155,000 people applied to enter the race: 49,995 had their applications accepted and 35,884 started the race.[3] A total of 35,266 runners, 24,228 men and 11,038 women, finished the race.[4]
In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by (14:20), Ciara Mageean (16:16), (12:30) and Hannah Cockroft (15:42).[5]
Results[]
Men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Samuel Wanjiru | ![]() |
2:05:10 |
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Tsegaye Kebede | ![]() |
2:05:20 |
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Jaouad Gharib | ![]() |
2:05:27 |
4 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | ![]() |
2:06:53 |
5 | Hendrick Ramaala | ![]() |
2:07:44 |
6 | Yonas Kifle | ![]() |
2:08:28 |
7 | Atsushi Sato | ![]() |
2:09:16 |
8 | Meb Keflezighi | ![]() |
2:09:21 |
9 | Felix Limo | ![]() |
2:09:47 |
10 | Dathan Ritzenhein | ![]() |
2:10:00 |
11 | Tessema Abshero | ![]() |
2:11:18 |
12 | Andi Jones | ![]() |
2:15:20 |
13 | Martin Dent | ![]() |
2:15:24 |
14 | Rafał Wójcik | ![]() |
2:16:41 |
15 | ![]() |
2:18:14 | |
16 | ![]() |
2:19:02 | |
17 | ![]() |
2:19:48 | |
18 | Tomas Abyu | ![]() |
2:20:09 |
19 | ![]() |
2:20:30 | |
20 | ![]() |
2:20:44 | |
— | Abderrahim Goumri | ![]() |
DQ |
— | Luke Kibet Bowen | ![]() |
DNF |
— | El Hassan Lahssini | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Zersenay Tadese | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Hicham Bellani | ![]() |
DNF |
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- Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri originally placed sixth with a time of 2:08:25 hours, but this was subsequently disqualified due to doping.[6]
Women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Irina Mikitenko | ![]() |
2:22:11 |
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Mara Yamauchi | ![]() |
2:23:12 |
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Liliya Shobukhova | ![]() |
2:24:24 |
4 | Svetlana Zakharova | ![]() |
2:25:06 |
5 | Berhane Adere | ![]() |
2:25:30 |
6 | Inga Abitova | ![]() |
2:25:55 |
7 | Catherine Ndereba | ![]() |
2:26:22 |
8 | Tomo Morimoto | ![]() |
2:26:29 |
9 | Gete Wami | ![]() |
2:26:54 |
10 | Lyudmila Petrova | ![]() |
2:27:42 |
11 | Yuri Kanō | ![]() |
2:28:44 |
12 | Zhou Chunxiu | ![]() |
2:29:02 |
13 | Kate O'Neill | ![]() |
2:34:48 |
14 | ![]() |
2:35:36 | |
15 | Yesenia Centeno | ![]() |
2:40:13 |
— | Martha Komu | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Constantina Diță | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Anikó Kálovics | ![]() |
DNF |
Wheelchair men[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Kurt Fearnley | ![]() |
1:28:56 |
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David Weir | ![]() |
1:28:57 |
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Ernst van Dyk | ![]() |
1:28:58 |
4 | Masazumi Soejima | ![]() |
1:30:13 |
5 | Heinz Frei | ![]() |
1:30:15 |
6 | Denis Lemeunier | ![]() |
1:32:40 |
7 | Saúl Mendoza | ![]() |
1:37:12 |
8 | Rafael Botello | ![]() |
1:37:38 |
9 | ![]() |
1:39:17 | |
10 | ![]() |
1:40:15 |
Wheelchair women[]
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Amanda McGrory | ![]() |
1:50:39 |
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Sandra Graf | ![]() |
1:50:40 |
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Diane Roy | ![]() |
1:50:41 |
4 | Edith Hunkeler | ![]() |
1:50:42 |
5 | Christie Dawes | ![]() |
1:50:43 |
6 | Shelly Woods | ![]() |
1:50:46 |
7 | ![]() |
2:46:10 | |
8 | Jacqui Kapinowski | ![]() |
2:57:49 |
9 | ![]() |
3:17:37 |
References[]
- ^ Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Virgin Mini London marathon 2009 results. London Marathon (2009). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 11.1.13". IAAF. 11 January 2013.
- Results
- Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- Wheelchair results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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