2002 London Marathon

The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's race was won by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States in a time of 2:05:38 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:18:56. Khannouchi's time was a marathon world record, improving on his own record by four seconds. Radcliffe was also close to a world record, just nine seconds off the time set by Catherine Ndereba the previous year.[1]

22nd London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date14 April 2002
Champions
MenKhalid Khannouchi (2:05:38)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:18:56)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:39:44)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51)

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:39:44) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[2]

Around 99,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 46,083 had their applications accepted and 33,297 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, comprising 24,768 men and 7768 women.[3][4]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Khalid Khannouchi United States2:05:38 WR
Paul Tergat Kenya2:05:48
Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia2:06:35
4Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco2:06:52
5Ian Syster South Africa2:07:06
6Stefano Baldini Italy2:07:29
7António Pinto Portugal2:09:10
8Mark Steinle United Kingdom2:09:17
9Tesfaye Jifar Ethiopia2:09:50
10Mohamed El Hattab Morocco2:11:50
11Michael Buchleitner Austria2:14:11
12Rachid Ghanmouni Morocco2:15:29
13William Kiplagat Kenya2:15:59
14William Burns  Switzerland2:17:36
15Dan Robinson United Kingdom2:17:51
16Julius Kimutai Kenya2:18:13
17Nicholas Wetheridge United Kingdom2:19:41
18Runar Höiom Sweden2:20:36
19Damon Harris Australia2:20:44
20Christopher Cariss United Kingdom2:20:45
—Worku Bikila EthiopiaDNF
—Joseph Kariuki KenyaDNF
—Luís Jesus PortugalDNF
—Alberto Chaíça PortugalDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom2:18:56
Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:22:31
Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:22:33
4Reiko Tosa Japan2:22:46
5Susan Chepkemei Kenya2:23:19
6Joyce Chepchumba Kenya2:26:53
7Silviya Skvortsova Russia2:27:07
8Zinaida Semenova Russia2:27:45
9Derartu Tulu Ethiopia2:28:37
10Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia2:28:58
11Irina Safarova Russia2:29:20
12Jo Lodge United Kingdom2:38:25
13Helene Willix Sweden2:40:24
14Beverley Jenkins United Kingdom2:44:32
15Alison Fletcher United Kingdom2:44:42
16Sharon Dixon United Kingdom2:45:05
17Ruth Pickvance United Kingdom2:45:34
18Annette Wolfrom Germany2:46:58
19Clare Pauzers United Kingdom2:49:26
20Sarah Mycroft Australia2:49:38
—Iness Chepkesis Chenonge KenyaDNF
—Maria Guida ItalyDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Weir United Kingdom1:39:44
Tushar Patel United Kingdom1:41:17
Denis Lemeunier France1:41:17
4Paul Nunnari Australia1:41:17
5Chris Madden United Kingdom1:55:57
6Jason Gill United Kingdom1:56:49
7Pierre Fairbank France1:57:48
8John Hanks United Kingdom2:01:39
9Gregory Leray France2:01:41
10Richie Powell United Kingdom2:01:45

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Tanni Grey-Thompson United Kingdom2:22:51
Michelle Lewis United Kingdom2:37:07
Paula Craig United Kingdom2:48:53

References
  1. Record day in London. BBC Sport (2002-04-14). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. London Marathon - Race Results. MarathonGuide. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
Results

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