1988 London Marathon
The 1988 London Marathon was the eighth 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 Denmark's Henrik Jørgensen in a time of 2:10:20 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:41.
| 8th London Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 17 April 1988 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Henrik Jørgensen (2:10:20) |
| Women | Ingrid Kristiansen (2:25:41) |
| Wheelchair men | Ted Vince (2:01:37) |
| Wheelchair women | Karen Davidson (2:41:45) |
In the wheelchair races, Canadian Ted Vince (2:01:37) and Britain's Karen Davidson (2:41:45) set course records in their wins of the men's and women's divisions, respectively. This was the first time a non-British athlete won one of wheelchair events.[1]
Around 73,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 29,979 had their applications accepted and 22,469 started the race. A total of 20,932 runners finished the race – the first time the marathon had over 20,000 people achieve that.[2]
Results
Men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Henrik Jørgensen |  | 2:10:20 |
 | Kevin Forster |  | 2:10:52 |
 | Kazuyoshi Kudo |  | 2:10:59 |
| 4 | Hugh Jones | | 2:11:08 |
| 5 | Dave Long | | 2:11:33 |
| 6 | Allister Hutton | | 2:11:42 |
| 7 | Herbert Steffny |  | 2:11:54 |
| 8 | Cai Shangyan |  | 2:11:58 |
| 9 | John Wheway | | 2:12:13 |
| 10 | Charlie Spedding | | 2:12:28 |
| 11 | Dominique Chauvelier |  | 2:12:39 |
| 12 | Steve Brace | | 2:12:58 |
| 13 | Gerhard Hartmann |  | 2:13:33 |
| 14 | Kenneth Stuart | | 2:13:36 |
| 15 | Jose Carlos da Silva |  | 2:13:42 |
| 16 | Art Boileau | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2:13:44 |
| 17 | Dave Edge | | 2:14:10 |
| 18 | Karl Harrison | | 2:14:27 |
| 19 | Mehmet Terzi |  | 2:14:51 |
| 20 | Peter Lyrenmann |  | 2:14:55 |
Women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrid Kristiansen |  | 2:25:41 |
| Ann Ford | | 2:30:38 |
| Evy Palm |  | 2:31:35 |
| 4 | Susan Wightman | | 2:32:09 |
| 5 | Susan Crehan | | 2:35:10 |
| 6 | Tove Lorentzen | | 2:35:52 |
| 7 | Jacqueline Gareau | | 2:36:04 |
| 8 | Angie Hulley | | 2:36:11 |
| 9 | Rosemary Ellis | | 2:37:10 |
| 10 | Wang Qinghuan | | 2:37:42 |
| 11 | Alison Gooderham | | 2:37:49 |
| 12 | Sheila Catford | | 2:38:18 |
| 13 | Dimitra Papaspirou |  | 2:40:04 |
| 14 | Anne Corneliussen | | 2:40:40 |
| 15 | Oddrun Hovsengen | | 2:40:48 |
| 16 | Heather MacDuff | | 2:41:02 |
| 17 | Anne Hannam |  | 2:41:20 |
| 18 | Mary O'Connor | | 2:42:25 |
| 19 | Anita-Lynn Nielsen | | 2:42:47 |
| 20 | Zehava Shmueli |  | 2:43:26 |
Wheelchair men
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Vince | | 2:01:37 |
| Mike Bishop | | 2:01:42 |
| Chris Hallam | | 2:04:39 |
| 4 | Kevin Breen |  | 2:21:44 |
| 5 | Ivan Newman | | 2:22:58 |
| 6 | David Todd | | 2:25:06 |
| 7 | Ton Bonte |  | 2:26:17 |
| 8 | John Harris | | 2:27:51 |
| 9 | Colin Price | | 2:32:26 |
| 10 | Mark Agar | | 2:32:39 |
Wheelchair women
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Davidson | | 2:41:45 |
| Josie Cichockyj | | 3:13:27 |
| Collette Rush | | 3:25:49 |
References
- 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-23.