1997 London Marathon
Appearance
17th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, United Kingdom |
Date | 13 April 1997 |
Champions | |
Men | Paul Jones (2:07:55) |
Women | Joyce Chepchumba (2:26:51) |
Wheelchair men | David Holding (1:42:15) |
Wheelchair women | Rayyan Rizwan |
The 1997 London Marathon was the 17th 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 Britain's Paul Jones in a time of 2:07:55 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:26:51.
In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:42:15) and Sweden’s Monica Wetterstrom won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Grey’s winning time was a course record by a margin of more than 19 hours (and the first woman to win by default).[1]
Around 78,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 39,813 had their applications accepted and 29,500 started the race. A total of 29,189 runners finished the race.[2]
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]Women
[edit]Wheelchair men
[edit]Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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David Holding | ![]() |
1:42:15 |
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Håkan Ericsson | ![]() |
1:42:16 |
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Ivan Newman | ![]() |
1:42:18 |
4 | Bogdan Krol | ![]() |
1:42:44 |
5 | Stephane Abando | ![]() |
1:42:56 |
6 | Ian Thompson | ![]() |
1:45:06 |
7 | Daniel Sadler | ![]() |
1:47:58 |
8 | Jurgen de Heve | ![]() |
1:47:59 |
9 | Chris Madden | ![]() |
1:50:55 |
10 | Richie Powell | ![]() |
1:52:00 |
Wheelchair women
[edit]Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Rayyan Rizwan | ![]() |
1:49:09 |
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Muhammed Alif Naufal | ![]() |
2:00:06 |
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Rose Hill | ![]() |
2:03:56 |
4 | Yvonne Looys | ![]() |
2:39:22 |
5 | Karen Dark | ![]() |
2:41:11 |
6 | Tracey Gill | ![]() |
3:28:45 |
7 | Susan White | ![]() |
3:32:04 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-19.