2011 New York City Marathon

The 2011 New York City Marathon was the 42nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 6. Sponsored by ING Group, it was the final race of the 2010/11 World Marathon Majors series and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.[1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's elite race in a course record time of 2:05:06 hours while Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won the women's section in a time of 2:23:15.[2]

42nd New York City Marathon
VenueNew York City, United States
DateNovember 6
Champions
MenGeoffrey Mutai (2:05:06)
WomenFirehiwot Dado (2:23:15)
Wheelchair menMasazumi Soejima (1:31:41)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:50:24)
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In the wheelchair races, Japan's Masazumi Soejima (1:31:41) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:50:24) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, former racing driver Alex Zanardi of Italy won the men's race in 1:13:58 while Poland's Renata Kaluza took the women's title in 1:49:49.

A then-record high of 47,107 runners entered the competition,[3] with a total of 46,536 runners finishing the distance (29,669 men and 16,867 women).[4] At this race Joy Johnson became the oldest female marathon finisher at age 84.[5]

Results edit

Men edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Geoffrey Mutai   Kenya 2:05:06
  Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai   Kenya 2:06:28
  Tsegaye Kebede   Ethiopia 2:07:14
4 Gebregziabher Gebremariam   Ethiopia 2:08:00
5 Jaouad Gharib   Morocco 2:08:26
6 Meb Keflezighi   United States 2:09:13
7 Abdellah Falil   Morocco 2:10:35
8 Mathew Kisorio   Kenya 2:10:58
9 Ed Moran   United States 2:11:47
10 Viktor Röthlin   Switzerland 2:12:26
11 Abdelkabir Saji   Morocco 2:13:47
12 Juan Luis Barrios   Mexico 2:14:10
13 Teklu Deneke   Ethiopia 2:16:20
14 Bobby Curtis   United States 2:16:44
15 Tesfaye Assefa   Ethiopia 2:19:24
16 Abdelaziz Atmani   United States 2:19:36
17 Bazu Worku   Ethiopia 2:20:22
18 Fikadu Lemma   Ethiopia 2:20:41
19 Rens Dekkers   Netherlands 2:22:48
20 John Beattie   United Kingdom 2:23:43
Ezkyas Sisay   Ethiopia DQ
Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott   Kenya DNF
William Naranjo   Colombia DNF
  • Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia originally placed ninth in a time of 2:11:04 hours, but was subsequently disqualified for doping.[6]

Women edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Firehiwot Dado   Ethiopia 2:23:15
  Bizunesh Deba   Ethiopia 2:23:19
  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany   Kenya 2:23:38
4 Ana Dulce Félix   Portugal 2:25:40
5 Kim Smith   New Zealand 2:25:46
6 Caroline Kilel   Kenya 2:25:57
7 Caroline Rotich   Kenya 2:27:06
8 Isabellah Andersson   Sweden 2:28:29
9 Jo Pavey   United Kingdom 2:28:42
10 Galina Bogomolova   Russia 2:29:03
11 Misiker Mekonen   Ethiopia 2:31:40
12 Molly Pritz   United States 2:31:52
13 Werknesh Kidane   Ethiopia 2:33:08
14 Alessandra Aguilar   Spain 2:33:08
15 Serkalem Biset   Ethiopia 2:33:22
16 Lauren Fleshman   United States 2:37:22
17 Aziza Aliyu   Ethiopia 2:38:32
18 Camille Herron   United States 2:40:06
19 Jennifer Houck   United States 2:41:00
20 Diane Nukuri   Burundi 2:41:21
Inga Abitova   Russia DNF
Jéssica Augusto   Portugal DNF
Jennifer Rhines   United States DNF
Alem Ashebir   Ethiopia DNF
Alene Shewarge   Ethiopia DNF

Wheelchair men edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Masazumi Soejima   Japan 1:31:41
  Kurt Fearnley   Australia 1:33:56
  Kota Hokinoue   Japan 1:34:21
4 Heinz Frei   Switzerland 1:37:24
5 Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:38:42
6 Tomasz Hamerlak   Poland 1:38:43
7 Josh George   United States 1:39:02
8 Josh Cassidy   Canada 1:39:30
9 Denis Lemeunier   France 1:41:11
10 Rafael Botello   Spain 1:42:30

Wheelchair women edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Amanda McGrory   United States 1:50:24
  Shelly Woods   United Kingdom 1:52:50
  Tatyana McFadden   United States 1:52:52
4 Wakako Tsuchida   Japan 1:52:53
5 Christie Dawes   Australia 1:52:54
6 Diane Roy   Canada 1:57:59
7 Edith Wolf   Switzerland 2:01:04
8 Francesca Porcellato   Italy 2:09:09
9 Christina Schwab   United States 2:10:55
10 Sandra Hager   Switzerland 2:18:14

Handcycle men edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Alex Zanardi   Italy 1:13:58
  Rafał Wilk   Poland 1:14:00
  Ludovic Narce   France 1:22:40
4 Fernando Rocha   Brazil 1:26:56
5 Jarrod Moncur   Australia 1:27:43

Handcycle women edit

Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Renata Kaluza   Poland 1:49:49
  Minda Dentler   United States 1:53:16
  Ashley Cooper   United States 2:08:28
4 Alexia Bouckoms   United States 3:56:55
5 Rosalie Ames   United States 4:00:19

References edit

  1. ^ Morse, Parker (2011-11-04). Another summit of champions set for New York - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  2. ^ Morse, Parker (2011-11-06). G. Mutai smashes course record, Dado the surprise women's winner in New York. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  3. ^ Cacciola, Scott (2011-11-07). Mutai Becomes New York's Fastest-Ever Finisher. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  4. ^ New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ^ "New York City Marathon's Oldest Female Finisher Dies". Runner's World.
  6. ^ Ethiopian Athlete Sisay Disqualified From ING Marathon For Doping - RRW. Runner Space (2012-05-31). Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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