2016 London Marathon

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36th London Marathon
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VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Date24 April 2016
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:03:05)
WomenJemima Sumgong (2:22:58)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:35:19)
Wheelchair womenTatyana McFadden (1:44:14)
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The 2016 London Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 24 April.[1] The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug from Switzerland and the women's wheelchair race was won by American Tatyana McFadden.

Around 247,069 people applied to enter the race: 53,152 had their applications accepted and 39,523 started the race. These were all record highs for the race.[2] A total of 39,091 runners, 23,983 men and 15,108 women, finished the race.[3]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by (14:14), (16:23), (12:18) and Kare Adenegan (13:40).[4]

Course[]

Male runners (23rd), Lee Merrien (19th), (17th) and Sean Hehir.

The London Marathon is run over a largely flat course around the River Thames, and spans 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards). The route has markers at one mile and five kilometre intervals.[5]

The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road. From these points around Blackheath at 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through Charlton. The three courses converge after 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks.[6]

As the runners reach the 10 km mark (6.2-mile), they pass by the Old Royal Naval College and head towards Cutty Sark drydocked in Greenwich. Heading next into Deptford and Surrey Quays in the Docklands, and out towards Bermondsey, competitors race along Jamaica Road before reaching the half-way point as they cross Tower Bridge. Running east again along The Highway through Wapping, competitors head up towards Limehouse and into Mudchute in the Isle of Dogs via Westferry Road, before heading into Canary Wharf.[6]

As the route leads away from Canary Wharf into Poplar, competitors run west down Poplar High Street back towards Limehouse and on through Commercial Road. They then move back onto The Highway, onto Lower and Upper Thames Streets. Heading into the final leg of the race, competitors pass The Tower of London on Tower Hill. In the penultimate mile along The Embankment, the London Eye comes into view, before the athletes turn right into Birdcage Walk to complete the final 352 m (385 yards), catching the sights of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, and finishing in The Mall alongside St. James's Palace.[6]

Race summary[]

Women's elite runners Charlotte Purdue (16th), Sonia Samuels (14th) and Alyson Dixon (13th).

The men's race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge in a new course record, eight seconds shy of the world record. Kipchoge, after running alongside Stanley Biwott for most of the race, broke off to defend the title he won the previous year.[7][8] The women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong, who fell along with two-time winner Mary Keitany and 2010 winner Aselefech Mergia in the latter stages of the race. Sumgong recovered to take the finish line, in front of 2015 winner Tigist Tufa.[9][8]

Coming less than a week after the Boston Marathon, the same winners won the London wheelchair races. Marcel Hug from Switzerland won the men's wheelchair division and the women's wheelchair division was won by American Tatyana McFadden. Hug won ahead of course record holder Kurt Fearnley and six-time winner David Weir, with the top three finishers each separated by a second. McFadden held off Manuela Schär by a single second to claim her fourth consecutive title, with 2010 winner Wakako Tsuchida coming in third.[10][11]

Astronaut Tim Peake ran the London Marathon from the International Space Station's treadmill, timed to begin just as the race did. Peake became the first man to run a marathon from space, and the second person after Sunita Williams ran the 2007 Boston Marathon from the ISS.[12]

Results[]

Men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:03:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stanley Biwott  Kenya 2:03:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 2:06:36
4 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie  Eritrea 2:07:46
5 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich  Kenya 2:07:52
6 Tilahun Regassa  Ethiopia 2:09:47
7 Sisay Lemma  Ethiopia 2:10:45
8 Callum Hawkins  United Kingdom 2:10:52
9 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto  Kenya 2:11:44
10 Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom  Eritrea 2:11:56
11 Yuki Sato  Japan 2:12:14
12 Tsegai Tewelde  United Kingdom 2:12:23
13 Vitaliy Shafar  Ukraine 2:12:36
14 Derek Hawkins  United Kingdom 2:12:57
15 Serhiy Lebid  Ukraine 2:14:07
16 Chris Thompson  United Kingdom 2:15:05
17  United Kingdom 2:15:32
18 Robbie Simpson  United Kingdom 2:15:38
19 Lee Merrien  Guernsey 2:16:42
20 Sean Hehir  Ireland 2:17:23
21 Paul Martelletti  United Kingdom 2:17:30
22 Andrew Davies  United Kingdom 2:17:45
23  Canada 2:18:45
24  Ireland 2:19:21
25  United Kingdom 2:19:22
26  United Kingdom 2:19:43
27  Mexico 2:20:21
28 Stephen Scullion  United Kingdom 2:20:39
29 Steve Way  United Kingdom 2:20:54
30  United Kingdom 2:21:25
— Boniface Toroitich Kiprop  Kenya DNF
— Gideon Kipketer  Kenya DNF
—  Kenya DNF
—  Kenya DNF
—  Kenya DNF
—  Kenya DNF
—  Rwanda DNF
— Samuel Tsegay  Eritrea DNF
— Amanuel Mesel  Eritrea DNF
— Arne Gabius  Germany DNF
— Marcin Chabowski  Poland DNF
— Scott Overall  United Kingdom DNF

Women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jemima Sumgong  Kenya 2:22:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tigist Tufa  Ethiopia 2:23:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:23:39
4 Volha Mazuronak  Belarus 2:23:54
5 Aselefech Mergia  Ethiopia 2:23:57
6 Mare Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:24:09
7 Feyse Tadese  Ethiopia 2:25:03
8 Priscah Jeptoo  Kenya 2:27:27
9 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 2:28:30
10 Jéssica Augusto  Portugal 2:28:53
11 Katarzyna Kowalska  Poland 2:29:47
12 Sara Hall  United States 2:30:06
13 Alyson Dixon  United Kingdom 2:31:52
14 Sonia Samuels  United Kingdom 2:32:00
15 Irvette van Zyl  South Africa 2:32:20
16 Charlotte Purdue  United Kingdom 2:32:48
17 Tracy Barlow†  United Kingdom 2:33:25
18 Cassie Fien  Australia 2:33:36
19 †  United Kingdom 2:37:42
20 Freya Murray  United Kingdom 2:37:52
21 †  United Kingdom 2:38:13
22 †  United Kingdom 2:38:20
23 René Kalmer  South Africa 2:39:44
—  Kenya DNF
—  Kenya DNF
— Helah Kiprop  Kenya DNF
— Charlotte Arter  United Kingdom DNF
—  United Kingdom DNF
  • † = Ran in mass race

Wheelchair men[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:35:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:35:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:35:21
4 Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:35:23
5  United States 1:35:24
6  Japan 1:35:32
7 Aaron Pike  United States 1:35:33
8 Kota Hokinoue  Japan 1:35:37
9 Pierre Fairbank  France 1:35:57
10  United Kingdom 1:37:02
11 Rafael Botello  Spain 1:38:35
12 Masazumi Soejima  Japan 1:38:35
13  Costa Rica 1:38:36
14 Hong Suk-man  South Korea 1:38:37
15  Ireland 1:38:38
16  Costa Rica 1:38:38
17 Josh George  United States 1:38:40
18  United Kingdom 1:38:40
19 Denis Lemeunier  France 1:38:42
20  Japan 1:40:34

Wheelchair women[]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:44:14
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manuela Schär   Switzerland 1:44:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:45:28
4 Amanda McGrory  United States 1:47:41
5 Zou Lihong  China 1:52:42
6 Sandra Graf   Switzerland 1:52:49
7 Susannah Scaroni  United States 1:52:50
8 Chelsea McClammer  United States 1:55:58
9 Christie Dawes  Australia 1:56:46
10 Natalia Kocherova  Russia 1:58:43
11  United Kingdom 2:20:40
12 Martyna Snopek  Poland 2:39:43
— Aline Dos Santos Rocha  Brazil DQ
—  China DQ

References[]

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  12. ^ Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space
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