2007 London Marathon

27th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date22 April 2007
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:41)
WomenZhou Chunxiu (2:20:38)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:30:49)
Wheelchair womenShelly Woods (1:50:40)
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The 2007 London Marathon was the 27th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:41 hours and the women's race was won by China's Zhou Chunxiu in 2:20:38.

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:30:49) and Shelly Woods (1:50:40) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 128,000 people applied to enter the race: 50,039 had their applications accepted and 36,396 started the race.[2] A total of 35,667 runners, 24,815 men and 10,852 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

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Men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Lel  Kenya 2:07:41
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco 2:07:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Felix Limo  Kenya 2:07:47
4 Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 2:07:54
5 Hendrick Ramaala  South Africa 2:07:56
6 Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:08:06
7 Ryan Hall  United States 2:08:24
8 Marílson Gomes dos Santos  Brazil 2:08:37
9 Dan Robinson  United Kingdom 2:14:14
10 Andi Jones  United Kingdom 2:17:49
11 Benson Cherono  Kenya 2:18:55
12 Ørjan Lunde  Norway 2:20:21
13 Richard Gardiner  United Kingdom 2:20:26
14 Joe Driscoll  United States 2:20:49
15 John McFarlane  United Kingdom 2:22:18
16 Gareth Raven  United Kingdom 2:23:27
17 Neil Renault  United Kingdom 2:23:44
18 Mark Miles  United Kingdom 2:24:20
19 Darren Bilton  United Kingdom 2:25:10
Paul Kimaiyo  Kenya DNF
Patrick Makau Musyoki  Kenya DNF
Wilfred Taragon  Kenya DNF
James Yatich  Kenya DNF
Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott  Kenya DNF
Steven Kamar  Bahrain DNF
Stefano Baldini  Italy DNF
Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia DNF
Meb Keflezighi  United States DNF
Khalid Khannouchi  United States DNF
Juan Carlos de la Ossa  Spain DNF
Hicham Chatt  Morocco DNF
Jason Hartmann  United States DNF
Scott Larson  United States DNF

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhou Chunxiu  China 2:20:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gete Wami  Ethiopia 2:21:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Constantina Diță  Romania 2:23:55
4 Salina Kosgei  Kenya 2:24:13
5 Lornah Kiplagat  Netherlands 2:24:46
6 Mara Yamauchi  United Kingdom 2:25:41
7 Benita Willis  Australia 2:29:47
8 Liz Yelling  United Kingdom 2:30:44
9 Inga Abitova  Russia 2:34:25
10 Berhane Adere  Ethiopia 2:39:11
11 Eleni Donta  Greece 2:40:42
12 Milka Mikhaylova  Bulgaria 2:44:35
13 Yolanda Mercado  Puerto Rico 2:44:58
14 Nicola Clay  United Kingdom 2:46:25
15 Elke Schmidt  Germany 2:47:09
16 Lizzy Hawker  United Kingdom 2:47:55
17 Jo Kelsey  United Kingdom 2:47:59
18 Karen Natoli  Australia 2:48:23
19 Gillian Laithwaite  United Kingdom 2:48:32
20 Laura Cowley  United Kingdom 2:48:46
Galina Bogomolova  Russia DNF
Lyudmila Petrova  Russia DNF
Kiyoko Shimahara  Japan DNF
Kathy Butler  United Kingdom DNF
Blake Russell  United States DNF
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya DNF
Irene Kwambai  Kenya DNF
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet  Kenya DNF
Ruth Kutol  Kenya DNF
Jennifer Chesinon  Kenya DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:30:49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:30:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saúl Mendoza  Mexico 1:33:46
4 Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:33:46
5 Choke Yasuoka  Japan 1:33:50
6 Brian Alldis  United Kingdom 1:44:31
7 Mark Telford  United Kingdom 1:54:18
8 Andrew Cheek  United Kingdom 1:58:14
9 Paul Rea  United Kingdom 2:05:07
10 Wayne Phillips  Canada 2:15:49

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 1:50:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francesca Porcellato  Italy 1:59:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Piercy  United Kingdom 2:41:18
Deborah Johnson  United Kingdom DNF

References

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  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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