29th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, England
Date26 April 2009
Champions
MenSamuel Wanjiru (2:05:10)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:22:11)
Wheelchair menKurt Fearnley (1:28:56)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:50:39)
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The 2009 London Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:22:11.[1]

In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:28:56) and American Amanda McGrory (1:50:39) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Fearnley defeated David Weir by one second, taking the Briton's course record in the process.[2]

Around 155,000 people applied to enter the race: 49,995 had their applications accepted and 35,884 started the race.[3] A total of 35,266 runners, 24,228 men and 11,038 women, finished the race.[4]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Ronnie Sparke (14:20), Ciara Mageean (16:16), Daniel Lucker (12:30) and Hannah Cockroft (15:42).[5]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya 2:05:10
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tsegaye Kebede  Ethiopia 2:05:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 2:05:27
4 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai  Kenya 2:06:53
5 Hendrick Ramaala  South Africa 2:07:44
6 Yonas Kifle  Eritrea 2:08:28
7 Atsushi Sato  Japan 2:09:16
8 Meb Keflezighi  United States 2:09:21
9 Felix Limo  Kenya 2:09:47
10 Dathan Ritzenhein  United States 2:10:00
11 Tessema Abshero  Ethiopia 2:11:18
12 Andi Jones  United Kingdom 2:15:20
13 Martin Dent  Australia 2:15:24
14 Rafał Wójcik  Poland 2:16:41
15 Benedict Whitby  United Kingdom 2:18:14
16 Elmore Sibanda  Zimbabwe 2:19:02
17 Richard Gardiner  United Kingdom 2:19:48
18 Tomas Abyu  United Kingdom 2:20:09
19 Neil Renault  United Kingdom 2:20:30
20 John McFarlane  United Kingdom 2:20:44
— Abderrahim Goumri  Morocco DQ
— Luke Kibet Bowen  Kenya DNF
— El Hassan Lahssini  France DNF
— Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea DNF
— Hicham Bellani  Morocco DNF
— Elijah Keitany  Kenya DNF
— Sammy Kiprono  Kenya DNF
— John Kales  Kenya DNF
— Philip Wicks  United Kingdom DNF
— Simon Tanui  Kenya DNF
— William Chebor  Kenya DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2:22:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mara Yamauchi  United Kingdom 2:23:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liliya Shobukhova  Russia 2:24:24
4 Svetlana Zakharova  Russia 2:25:06
5 Berhane Adere  Ethiopia 2:25:30
6 Inga Abitova  Russia 2:25:55
7 Catherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:26:22
8 Tomo Morimoto  Japan 2:26:29
9 Gete Wami  Ethiopia 2:26:54
10 Lyudmila Petrova  Russia 2:27:42
11 Yuri Kanō  Japan 2:28:44
12 Zhou Chunxiu  China 2:29:02
13 Kate O'Neill  United States 2:34:48
14 Mika Okunaga  Japan 2:35:36
15 Yesenia Centeno  Spain 2:40:13
— Martha Komu  Kenya DNF
— Constantina Diță  Romania DNF
— Anikó Kálovics  Hungary DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:28:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:28:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:28:58
4 Masazumi Soejima  Japan 1:30:13
5 Heinz Frei  Switzerland 1:30:15
6 Denis Lemeunier  France 1:32:40
7 Saúl Mendoza  Mexico 1:37:12
8 Rafael Botello  Spain 1:37:38
9 Jose Antonio Iniguez  United States 1:39:17
10 Brain Alldis  United Kingdom 1:40:15

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States 1:50:39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sandra Graf  Switzerland 1:50:40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada 1:50:41
4 Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland 1:50:42
5 Christie Dawes  Australia 1:50:43
6 Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 1:50:46
7 Margo Whiteford  United Kingdom 2:46:10
8 Jacqui Kapinowski  United States 2:57:49
9 Nikki Emerson  United Kingdom 3:17:37

References

  1. ^ Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. ^ Virgin Mini London marathon 2009 results. London Marathon (2009). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 11.1.13". IAAF. 11 January 2013.
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