2002 London Marathon

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22nd London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date14 April 2002
Champions
MenKhalid Khannouchi (2:05:38)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:18:56)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:39:44)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51)
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The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's race was won by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States in a time of 2:05:38 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:18:56. Khannouchi's time was a marathon world record, improving on his own record by four seconds. Radcliffe was also close to a world record, just nine seconds off the time set by Catherine Ndereba the previous year.[1]

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:39:44) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively – with Grey-Thompson winning for the sixth time.[2]

Around 99,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 46,083 had their applications accepted and 33,297 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, comprising 24,768 men and 7768 women.[3][4]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Khalid Khannouchi  United States 2:05:38 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:05:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 2:06:35
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz  Morocco 2:06:52
5 Ian Syster  South Africa 2:07:06
6 Stefano Baldini  Italy 2:07:29
7 António Pinto  Portugal 2:09:10
8 Mark Steinle  United Kingdom 2:09:17
9 Tesfaye Jifar  Ethiopia 2:09:50
10 Mohamed El Hattab  Morocco 2:11:50
11 Michael Buchleitner  Austria 2:14:11
12 Rachid Ghanmouni  Morocco 2:15:29
13 William Kiplagat  Kenya 2:15:59
14 William Burns  Switzerland 2:17:36
15 Dan Robinson  United Kingdom 2:17:51
16 Julius Kimutai  Kenya 2:18:13
17 Nicholas Wetheridge  United Kingdom 2:19:41
18 Runar Höiom  Sweden 2:20:36
19 Damon Harris  Australia 2:20:44
20 Christopher Cariss  United Kingdom 2:20:45
— Worku Bikila  Ethiopia DNF
— Joseph Kariuki  Kenya DNF
— Luís Jesus  Portugal DNF
— Alberto Chaíça  Portugal DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 2:18:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svetlana Zakharova  Russia 2:22:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyudmila Petrova  Russia 2:22:33
4 Reiko Tosa  Japan 2:22:46
5 Susan Chepkemei  Kenya 2:23:19
6 Joyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:26:53
7 Silviya Skvortsova  Russia 2:27:07
8 Zinaida Semenova  Russia 2:27:45
9 Derartu Tulu  Ethiopia 2:28:37
10 Shitaye Gemechu  Ethiopia 2:28:58
11 Irina Safarova  Russia 2:29:20
12 Jo Lodge  United Kingdom 2:38:25
13 Helene Willix  Sweden 2:40:24
14 Beverley Jenkins  United Kingdom 2:44:32
15 Alison Fletcher  United Kingdom 2:44:42
16 Sharon Dixon  United Kingdom 2:45:05
17 Ruth Pickvance  United Kingdom 2:45:34
18 Annette Wolfrom  Germany 2:46:58
19 Clare Pauzers  United Kingdom 2:49:26
20 Sarah Mycroft  Australia 2:49:38
— Iness Chepkesis Chenonge  Kenya DNF
— Maria Guida  Italy DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:39:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tushar Patel  United Kingdom 1:41:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denis Lemeunier  France 1:41:17
4 Paul Nunnari  Australia 1:41:17
5 Chris Madden  United Kingdom 1:55:57
6 Jason Gill  United Kingdom 1:56:49
7 Pierre Fairbank  France 1:57:48
8 John Hanks  United Kingdom 2:01:39
9 Gregory Leray  France 2:01:41
10 Richie Powell  United Kingdom 2:01:45

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tanni Grey-Thompson  United Kingdom 2:22:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michelle Lewis  United Kingdom 2:37:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paula Craig  United Kingdom 2:48:53

References

  1. ^ Record day in London. BBC Sport (14 April 2002). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. MarathonGuide. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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External links

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