2012 London Marathon

32nd London Marathon
Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang leading the men's race
Venue London, England, United Kingdom
Dates 22 April 2012
Champions
Men Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:44) (Elite)
David Weir (1:32:26) (Wheelchair)
Women Mary Keitany (2:18:37) (Elite)
Shelly Woods (1:49:10) (Wheelchair)

The 2012 London Marathon took place in London, England, on Sunday 22 April 2012. It was the 32nd running of the annual mass-participation marathon race and the second World Marathon Majors event to be held that year. A total of 35,970 people started the race – the third highest total in the event's history.[1]

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 Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with a Kenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours. Wilson Kipsang was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds off Emmanuel Mutai's course record set at the 2011 London Marathon.[2] The top British finishers, Lee Merrien (17th) and Claire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] The wheelchair races were won by two British athletes: David Weir took the men's title while Shelly Woods was the women's winner.[5]

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 £930,000 for Samaritans.[6][7]

Results

Elite races

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya2:04:44
Martin Lel Kenya2:06:51
Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:06:52
4Adil Annani Morocco2:07:43
5Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:07:44
6Abel Kirui Kenya2:07:56
7Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:08:01
8Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:08:03
9Samuel Tsegay Eritrea2:08:06
10Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia2:08:20
Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Mary Keitany Kenya2:18:37 NR
Edna Kiplagat Kenya2:19:50
Priscah Jeptoo Kenya2:20:14
4Florence Kiplagat Kenya2:20:57
5Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya2:23:12
6Aberu Kebede Ethiopia2:24:04
7Irina Mikitenko Germany2:24:53
8Jéssica Augusto Portugal2:24:59
9Atsede Baysa Ethiopia2:25:59
10Jeļena Prokopčuka Latvia2:27:04

Wheelchair races

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Weir United Kingdom1:32:26
Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:32:27
Krige Schabort United States1:32:28
4Masazumi Soejima Japan1:32:29
5Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:32:30
Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:49:10
Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:53:04
Diane Roy Canada1:53:05
4Shirley Reilly United States1:54:39
5Christina Ripp-Schwab United States1:54:41

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Aimee (22 April 2012). London Marathon as it happened. BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Brown, Matthew (22 April 2012). Kipsang and Keitany claim London titles for Kenya. IAAF. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ London 2012: Lee Merrien is selected for GB marathon team. BBC Sport (27 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ London 2012: GB Olympic marathon place for Claire Hallissey. BBC Sport (23 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Britten, Nick (2 May 2012). Claire Squires funeral: sister pays tribute to tragic marathon runner who became 'nation's sweetheart'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Claire's page. Justgiving. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
Results
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