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2024 London Marathon

The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024.[1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf.[1]

578,374 people applied to take part via a ballot, which was the most ever ballot entries for a marathon event, as recognized by the Guinness World Records.[2][3]

Race summary edit

Peres Jepchirchir was the women's winner of the 2024 London Marathon, and her time of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds broke the women's only world record (that is, the world record for the fastest time by a female marathon runner without using male pace makers).[4][5]

In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old.[6]

Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.[7]

Results edit

Men edit

 
Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the elite men's event.
Elite men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Alexander Mutiso   Kenya 02:04:01
  Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia 02:04:15
  Emile Cairess   United Kingdom 02:06:46
4 Mahamed Mahamed   United Kingdom 02:07:05
5 Hassan Chahdi   France 02:07:30
6 Henok Tesfay   Eritrea 02:09:22
7 Hendrik Pfeiffer   Germany 02:10:00
8 Kinde Atanaw   Ethiopia 02:10:03
9 Johannes Motschmann   Germany 02:10:39
10 Brian Shrader   United States 02:10:50

Women edit

 
Peres Jepchirchir won the elite women's event.
Elite women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Peres Jepchirchir   Kenya 02:16:16
  Tigst Assefa   Ethiopia 02:16:23
  Joyciline Jepkosgei   Kenya 02:16:24
4 Megertu Alemu   Ethiopia 02:16:34
5 Brigid Kosgei   Kenya 02:19:02
6 Sheila Chepkirui   Kenya 02:19:31
7 Tigist Ketema   Ethiopia 02:23:21
8 Yalemzerf Yehualaw   Ethiopia 02:23:26
9 Ruth Chepngetich   Kenya 02:24:36
10 Tsige Haileslase   Ethiopia 02:25:03

Wheelchair men edit

 
Marcel Hug won the wheelchair men's event.
Wheelchair men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 01:28:35
  Daniel Romanchuk   United States 01:29:06
  David Weir   United Kingdom 01:29:58
4 Tomoki Suzuki   Japan 01:30:42
5 Sho Watanabe   Japan 01:30:42
6 Aaron Pike   United States 01:35:35
7 Geert Schipper   Netherlands 01:35:36
8 Joshua Cassidy   Canada 01:35:40
9 Evan Correll   United States 01:36:59
10 Johnboy Smith   United Kingdom 01:37:00

Wheelchair women edit

 
Catherine Debrunner won the wheelchair women's event.
Wheelchair women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Catherine Debrunner   Switzerland 01:38:54
  Manuela Schär   Switzerland 01:45:00
  Tatyana McFadden   United States 01:45:51
4 Madison de Rozario   Australia 01:45:54
5 Wakako Tsuchida   Japan 01:50:18
6 Eden Rainbow-Cooper   United Kingdom 01:50:39
7 Patricia Eachus   Switzerland 01:50:43
8 Vanessa de Souza   Brazil 01:50:43
9 Nikita den Boer   Netherlands 01:50:45
10 Jenna Fesemyer   United States 01:50:45

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "TCS London Marathon". TCS London Marathon. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ Davison, William Mata, Tamara (2023-10-18). "London Marathon 2024: Date, route and how to enter". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Most ballot entries for a marathon event, Guinness Records
  4. ^ "Jepchirchir breaks women-only world marathon record in London". IAAF. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Aimee (21 April 2024). "Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon women's elite race and breaks women's-only world record". CNN.
  6. ^ https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a60583323/jeannie-rice-age-group-world-record-london-marathon-2024/#:~:text=She%20ran%203%3A33%3A27,8%3A08%20per%20mile%20pace.&text=Another%20marathon%2C%20another%20record%20for,in%203%3A33%3A27.
  7. ^ "Woman with cerebral palsy makes history at London Marathon". www.shropshirestar.com. April 22, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "2024 London Marathon results". NBC Sports. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

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