2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

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The men's marathon event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan. The weather conditions were difficult, with 28 °C (82 °F) and 72% humidity at the start of the race. The temperature rose to 30 °C (86 °F) towards the end of the race, and many competitors failed to finish the race.

Medallists

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Gold Luke Kibet
 Kenya (KEN)
Silver Mubarak Hassan Shami
 Qatar (QAT)
Bronze Viktor Röthlin
 Switzerland (SUI)

Abbreviations

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  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
WL world leading
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record  Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:04:55 September 28, 2003 Germany Berlin, Germany
Event Record  Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:31 August 30, 2003 France Paris, France
Season Best  Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) 2:07:19 April 15, 2007 France Paris, France

Final ranking

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Luke Kibet  Kenya (KEN) 2:15:59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mubarak Hassan Shami  Qatar (QAT) 2:17:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Röthlin  Switzerland (SUI) 2:17:25
4 Yared Asmerom  Eritrea (ERI) 2:17:41
5 Tsuyoshi Ogata  Japan (JPN) 2:17:42 SB
6 Satoshi Osaki  Japan (JPN) 2:18:06 SB
7 Toshinari Suwa  Japan (JPN) 2:18:35 SB
8 William Kiplagat  Kenya (KEN) 2:19:21
9 Janne Holmén  Finland (FIN) 2:19:36
10 José Manuel Martínez  Spain (ESP) 2:20:25
11 Dan Robinson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:20:30
12 Alex Malinga  Uganda (UGA) 2:20:36
13 Tomoyuki Sato  Japan (JPN) 2:20:53
14 Gashaw Asfaw  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:20:58
15 Park Ju-Young  South Korea (KOR) 2:21:49
16 Mike Fokoroni  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:21:52
17 José Ríos  Spain (ESP) 2:22:21 SB
18 José de Souza  Brazil (BRA) 2:22:24
19 Seteng Ayele  Israel (ISR) 2:22:27
20 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi  Libya (LBA) 2:22:50
21 Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein  United States (USA) 2:23:04 SB
22 Alberto Chaíça  Portugal (POR) 2:23:22 SB
23 Mike Morgan  United States (USA) 2:23:28 SB
24 Kim Young-Chun  South Korea (KOR) 2:24:25
25 Samson Ramadhani  Tanzania (TAN) 2:25:51
26 Lee Myong-Seung  South Korea (KOR) 2:25:54
27 Hendrick Ramaala  South Africa (RSA) 2:26:00
28 Chang Chia-Che  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 2:26:22
29 Khalid Kamal Yaseen  Bahrain (BHR) 2:26:32 SB
30 Getuli Bayo  Tanzania (TAN) 2:26:56
31 Dejene Berhanu  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:27:50 SB
32 Kyle O'Brien  United States (USA) 2:28:28 SB
33 Su Wei  China (CHN) 2:28:41 SB
34 Wodage Zvadya  Israel (ISR) 2:29:21
35 Luís Feiteira  Portugal (POR) 2:29:34
36 Deng Haiyang  China (CHN) 2:29:37 SB
37 Ulrich Steidl  Germany (GER) 2:30:03
38 Ambesse Tolosa  Ethiopia (ETH) 2:30:20
39 Michael Tluway Mislay  Tanzania (TAN) 2:30:33
40 Asaf Bimro  Israel (ISR) 2:31:34
41 Yousf Othman Qader  Qatar (QAT) 2:32:00
42 Paulo Gomes  Portugal (POR) 2:32:02
43 Li Zhuhong  China (CHN) 2:32:44
44 Rachid Kisri  Morocco (MAR) 2:32:57
45 Abderrahime Bouramdane  Morocco (MAR) 2:33:26
46 Pablo Olmedo  Mexico (MEX) 2:33:40
47 Marcel Tschopp  Liechtenstein (LIE) 2:33:42
48 Antoni Bernadó  Andorra (AND) 2:34:28
49 Ren Longyun  China (CHN) 2:35:22
50 Fernando Cabada Jr  United States (USA) 2:35:48 SB
51 Peter Riley  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:36:00 SB
52 Laban Kagika  Kenya (KEN) 2:37:13
53 George Mofokeng  South Africa (RSA) 2:40:22
54 Rito Regules  Mexico (MEX) 2:45:26
55 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od  Mongolia (MGL) 2:49:06 SB
56 Mitsuru Kubota  Japan (JPN) 2:59:40
57 Tumi Malefetsane  Lesotho (LES) 3:03:47
Patrick Dupouy  French Polynesia (PYF) DNF
Geovanni Santos  Brazil (BRA) DNF
Zongamele Dyubeni  South Africa (RSA) DNF
Amos Masai  Uganda (UGA) DNF
Zheng Yunshan  China (CHN) DNF
Francis Kirwa  Finland (FIN) DNF
Abdulhak Zakaria  Bahrain (BHR) DNF
Abdil Ceylan  Turkey (TUR) DNF
Joachim Nshimirimana  Burundi (BDI) DNF
Nelson Cruz  Cape Verde (CPV) DNF
Juan Gualberto Vargas  Mexico (MEX) DNF
Gudisa Shentema  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Khalid El Boumlili  Morocco (MAR) DNF
Martin Beckmann (runner)  Germany (GER) DNF
James Mwangi Macharia  Kenya (KEN) DNF
Migidio Bourifa  Italy (ITA) DNF
Tesfaye Tola  Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Óscar Martín  Spain (ESP) DNF
Laban Kipkemboi  Kenya (KEN) DNF
Norman Dlomo  South Africa (RSA) DNF
Iaroslav Musinschi  Moldova (MDA) DNF
Bethuel Netshifhefhe  South Africa (RSA) DNF
Hicham Chatt  Morocco (MAR) DNF
Hélder Ornelas  Portugal (POR) DNF
Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco (MAR) DNF
Takhir Mamashayev  Kazakhstan (KAZ) DNF
Julio Rey  Spain (ESP) DNF
Pavel Loskutov  Estonia (EST) DNF
Luís Jesus  Portugal (POR) DNS
Simeon Kiplagat Sawe  United States (USA) DNS

Marathon World Cup

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Place Country Athletes Time
1  Japan (JPN) Tsuyoshi Ogata
Satoshi Osaki
Toshinari Suwa
(Tomoyuki Sato)
(Mitsuru Kubota)
Total
2:17:42
2:18:06
2:18:35
(2:20:53)
(2:59:40)
6:54:23
2  South Korea (KOR) Park Ju-Young
Kim Young-Chun
Lee Myong-Seung
Total
2:21:49
2:24:25
2:25:54
7:12:08
3  Kenya (KEN) Luke Kibet
William Kiplagat
Laban Kagika
Total
2:15:59
2:19:21
2:37:13
7:12:33
4  United States (USA) Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein
Mike Morgan
Kyle O'Brien
(Fernando Cabada Jr)
Total
2:23:04
2:23:28
2:28:28
(2:35:48)
7:15:00
5  Ethiopia (ETH) Gashaw Asfaw
Dejene Berhanu
Ambesse Tolosa
Total
2:20:58
2:27:50
2:30:20
7:19:08
6  Tanzania (TAN) Samson Ramadhani
Getuli Bayo
Michael Tluway Mislay
Total
2:25:51
2:26:56
2:30:33
7:23:20
7  Israel (ISR) Ayele Seteng
Zvadya Wodage
Asaf Bimro
Total
2:22:27
2:29:21
2:31:34
7:23:22
8  Portugal (POR) Alberto Chaíça
Luís Feiteira
Paulo Gomes
Total
2:23:22
2:29:34
2:32:02
7:24:58
9  China (CHN) Su Wei
Deng Haiyang
Li Zhuhong
(Ren Longyun)
Total
2:28:41
2:29:37
2:32:44
(2:35:22)
7:31:02

See also

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References

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