2005 London Marathon

25th London Marathon
Radcliffe leading the women's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date17 April 2005
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:26)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:17:42)
Wheelchair menSaúl Mendoza (1:35:51)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (1:57:00)
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Men's winner Martin Lel drinking water at the race
Runners from the mass race

The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:26 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42.

In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 132,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,969 had their applications accepted and 35,600 started the race.[2] A total of 35,261 runners, 24,690 men and 10,571 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Lel  Kenya 2:07:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 2:07:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hendrick Ramaala  South Africa 2:08:32
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz  Morocco 2:09:03
5 Stefano Baldini  Italy 2:09:25
6 Jon Brown  United Kingdom 2:09:31
7 Toshinari Suwa  Japan 2:10:23
8 Paul Tergat  Kenya 2:11:36
9 Sammy Korir  Kenya 2:12:36
10 Evans Rutto  Kenya 2:12:49
11 Frederick Cherono  Kenya 2:13:58
12 Antoni Peña  Spain 2:14:31
13 Huw Lobb  United Kingdom 2:14:33
14 Kassa Tadesse  Ethiopia 2:15:09
15 Daniel Njenga  Kenya 2:15:25
16 Matt Smith  United Kingdom 2:16:13
17 Luke Kibet Bowen  Kenya 2:16:40
18 Scott Winton  New Zealand 2:17:01
19 Michael Green  United Kingdom 2:18:31
20 Dave Norman  United Kingdom 2:18:34
21 Henrik Sandstad  Norway 2:18:36
— Joseph Kariuki  Kenya DNF
— Joseph Ngolepus  Kenya DNF
— Matt O'Dowd  United Kingdom DNF
— Hicham Chatt  Morocco DNF
— Richard Gardiner  United Kingdom DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paula Radcliffe  United Kingdom 2:17:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Constantina Diță  Romania 2:22:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Susan Chepkemei  Kenya 2:24:00
4 Margaret Okayo  Kenya 2:25:22
5 Lyudmila Petrova  Russia 2:26:29
6 Benita Willis  Australia 2:26:32
7 Joyce Chepchumba  Kenya 2:27:01
8 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland 2:29:01
9 Mulu Seboka  Ethiopia 2:30:54
10 Mara Yamauchi  United Kingdom 2:31:52
11 Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 2:34:42
12 Hayley Haining  United Kingdom 2:35:23
13 Debbie Mason  United Kingdom 2:36:59
14 Liz Yelling  United Kingdom 2:37:42
15 Susan Partridge  United Kingdom 2:37:50
16 Lucy Hassell  United Kingdom 2:39:20
17 Amy Stiles  United Kingdom 2:39:37
18 Sue Harrison  United Kingdom 2:39:54
19 Sharon Morris  United Kingdom 2:40:18
20 Jenny Clague  United Kingdom 2:41:21
— Leah Malot  Kenya DNF
— Restituta Joseph  Tanzania DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Saúl Mendoza  Mexico 1:35:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jeff Adams  Canada 1:35:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:36:03
4 Tushar Patel  United Kingdom 1:36:03
5 Éric Teurnier  France 1:36:03
6 Denis Lemeunier  France 1:36:04
7 Alain Fuss  France 1:36:04
8 Kenny Herriot  United Kingdom 1:41:58
9 Rawat Tana  Thailand 1:46:10
10 Supachai Koysap  Thailand 1:49:41

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Francesca Porcellato  Italy 1:57:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 1:57:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tanni Grey-Thompson  United Kingdom 2:02:39
4 Gunilla Wallengren  Sweden 2:16:03
5 Deborah Brennan  United Kingdom 2:18:42
6 Michelle Lewis  United Kingdom 2:32:32
7 Sarah Piercy  United Kingdom 2:48:23

References

  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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