2012 London Marathon

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The 2012 London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with a Kenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours. Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds off Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai's course record set at the 2011 London Marathon.[1]

32nd London Marathon
Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich leading the men's race
VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Dates22 April 2012
Champions
MenWilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:44)
WomenMary Jepkosgei Keitany (2:18:37)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:32:26)
Wheelchair womenShelly Woods (1:49:10)
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Around 170,150 people applied to enter the race: 50,200 had their applications accepted and 37,227 started the race.[2] A total of 36,699, 23,634 men and 13,065 women, finished the race.[3]

The top British finishers, Lee Merrien (17th) and Claire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] The wheelchair races were won by two British athletes: David Weir took the men's title while Shelly Woods was the women's winner.[6]

A fun runner, Claire Squires, died after collapsing in the final mile of the race. In response to publicity of her death, the general public made donations to her fund raising page at the Justgiving website. Over 80,000 separate donations were made, raising a total of over £1 million for Samaritans.[7][8]

A mini marathon was held for under-17 athletes over the last three miles of the course. Michael Callegari (14:54) and Jessica Judd (her fourth straight title in 16:04) won the able-bodied races while Sheikh Sheikh (12:30) and Jade Jones (12:59) won the wheelchair races.[9][10]

Results

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Elite men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich   Kenya 2:04:44
  Martin Lel   Kenya 2:06:51
  Tsegaye Kebede   Ethiopia 2:06:52
4 Jaouad Gharib   Morocco 2:07:44
5 Abel Kirui   Kenya 2:07:56
6 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai   Kenya 2:08:01
7 Marílson Gomes dos Santos   Brazil 2:08:01
8 Samuel Tsegay   Eritrea 2:08:06
9 Feyisa Lilesa   Ethiopia 2:08:20
10 Bazu Worku   Ethiopia 2:10:14
11 Vincent Kipruto   Kenya 2:10:39
12 Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea 2:10:41
13 Abreham Cherkos   Ethiopia 2:12:46
14 Bekir Karayel   Turkey 2:13:21
15 Lee Merrien   United Kingdom 2:13:41
16 Solonei da Silva   Brazil 2:14:57
17 John Beattie   United Kingdom 2:16:38
18 Phil Anthony   United Kingdom 2:16:40
19 Martin Dent   Australia 2:17:32
20 Jesper Faurschou   Denmark 2:17:38
21 Anuradha Cooray   Sri Lanka 2:17:50
22 Andi Jones   United Kingdom 2:18:29
Abderrahime Bouramdane   Morocco DQ
Adil Annani   Morocco DQ
Shadrack Kosgei   Kenya DNF
Philip Kiprono   Kenya DNF
Scott Overall   United Kingdom DNF
Yared Asmerom   Eritrea DNF
Patrick Makau Musyoki   Kenya DNF
Benedict Whitby   United Kingdom DNF
Markos Geneti   Ethiopia DNF
  • Two Moroccan runners from the men's race were retrospectively disqualified for doping: Abderrahime Bouramdane, who originally finished 11th in a time of 2:10:13, and Adil Annani, who was originally fourth in 2:07:43.[11]

Elite women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Mary Jepkosgei Keitany   Kenya 2:18:37
  Edna Kiplagat   Kenya 2:19:50
  Priscah Jeptoo   Kenya 2:20:14
4 Florence Kiplagat   Kenya 2:20:57
5 Lucy Wangui Kabuu   Kenya 2:23:12
6 Aberu Kebede   Ethiopia 2:24:04
7 Irina Mikitenko   Germany 2:24:53
8 Jéssica Augusto   Portugal 2:24:59
9 Atsede Baysa   Ethiopia 2:25:59
10 Jeļena Prokopčuka   Latvia 2:27:04
11 Claire Hallissey   United Kingdom 2:27:44
12 Koren Jelela   Ethiopia 2:28:05
13 Freya Murray   United Kingdom 2:28:10
14 Isabellah Andersson   Sweden 2:29:57
15 Louise Damen   United Kingdom 2:31:37
16 Constantina Diță   Romania 2:32:34
17 Irvette van Zyl   South Africa 2:33:41
18 Sonia Samuels   United Kingdom 2:33:41
19 Amy Whitehead   United Kingdom 2:33:44
20 Helen Decker   United Kingdom 2:34:11
21 Jessica Petersson   Denmark 2:34:56
22 Alyson Dixon   United Kingdom 2:35:46
23 Susan Partridge   United Kingdom 2:37:41
24 Liz Yelling   United Kingdom 2:40:08
25 Michelle Ross-Cope   United Kingdom 2:40:08
Yuliya Ruban   Ukraine DQ
Mariya Konovalova   Russia DQ
Ejegayehu Dibaba   Ethiopia DNF
Nadia Ejjafini   Italy DNF
Inga Abitova   Russia DNF
Peninah Arusei   Kenya DNF
Joyce Chepkirui   Kenya DNF
René Kalmer   South Africa DNF
  • Two athletes were subsequently disqualified for doping: Russia's Mariya Konovalova, who was originally 15th with a time of 2:30:29, and Ukraine's Yuliya Ruban, who originally placed 21st with 2:34:47.[12]

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  David Weir   United Kingdom 1:32:26
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 1:32:27
  Krige Schabort   United States 1:32:28
4 Masazumi Soejima   Japan 1:32:29
5 Heinz Frei   Switzerland 1:32:30
6 Tomasz Hamerlak   Poland 1:32:31
7 Masayuki Higuchi   Japan 1:32:33
8 Hiroyuki Yamamoto   Japan 1:33:00
9 Josh Cassidy   Canada 1:33:54
10 Kota Hokinoue   Japan 1:36:00
11 Ernst van Dyk   South Africa 1:36:20
12 Roger Puigbò   Spain 1:36:56
13 Jordi Jiménez   Spain 1:36:56
14 Josh George   United States 1:39:56
15 Rafal Botello Jiminez   Spain 1:40:01
16 Adam Bleakney   United States 1:40:22
17 Choke Yasuoka   Japan 1:50:31
18 Laurens Sibaja-Molina   Costa Rica 1:54:34
19 Phil Hogg   United Kingdom 1:54:34
20 Mathew Clarke   United Kingdom 1:54:46

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Shelly Woods   United Kingdom 1:49:10
  Wakako Tsuchida   Japan 1:53:04
  Diane Roy   Canada 1:53:05
4 Shirley Reilly   United States 1:54:39
5 Christina Schwab   United States 1:54:41
6 Amanda McGrory   United States 1:54:41
7 Sandra Graf   Switzerland 1:54:43
8 Tatyana McFadden   United States 2:05:38
9 Meggan Dawson-Farrell   United Kingdom 2:22:55
10 Sarah Piercy   United Kingdom 2:24:36

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Matthew (22 April 2012). Kipsang and Keitany claim London titles for Kenya. IAAF. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  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.
  4. ^ London 2012: Lee Merrien is selected for GB marathon team. BBC Sport (27 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  5. ^ London 2012: GB Olympic marathon place for Claire Hallissey. BBC Sport (23 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ^ Davies, Gareth (22 April 2012). London Marathon 2012: David Weir and Shelly Woods secure wheelchair double to spur Paralympic hopes. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. ^ Hill, Amelia (30 January 2013). "Claire Squires: amphetamine stimulant 'had role' in runner's fatal heart attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ Claire's page. Justgiving. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  9. ^ Virign Money Giving Mini London Marathon. London Marathon (2012). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ Judd chases fourth title at Mini London Marathon. London Marathon (2012-04-21). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ^ "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF rules". IAAF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ^ Report: Russia’s Maria Konovalova banned two years for doping. Sports Illustrated (2015-11-05). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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