1987 London Marathon

The 1987 London Marathon was the seventh running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 10 May. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Hiromi Taniguchi in a time of 2:09:50 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:22:48.

7th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date10 May 1987
Champions
MenHiromi Taniguchi (2:09:50)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:22:48)
Wheelchair menChris Hallam (2:08:34)
Wheelchair womenKaren Davidson (2:45:30)

In the wheelchair races, British athletes Chris Hallam (2:08:34) and Karen Davidson (2:45:30) set course records in their wins of the men's and women's divisions, respectively. This was the first time that the winning time for the men's wheelchair race surpassed that of the able-bodied race.[1]

Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 28,364 had their applications accepted and 21,485 started the race. A total of 19,586 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Hiromi Taniguchi Japan2:09:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s)El Mostafa Nechchadi Morocco2:10:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hugh Jones England2:10:11
4Gianni Poli Italy2:10:15
5Geir Kvernmo Norway2:10:17
6Mehmet Terzi Turkey2:10:25
7Bogusław Psujek Poland2:10:26
8Charlie Spedding United Kingdom2:10:32
9Dave Edge Canada2:11:51
10Jean-Pierre Paumen Belgium2:12:15
11John Graham United Kingdom2:12:32
12Pat Petersen United States2:12:42
13John Wheway United Kingdom2:13:21
14Petr Klimes Czechoslovakia2:13:27
15Pawel Lorens Poland2:13:46
16Dominique Chauvelier France2:13:51
17Christian Wolfsberg Denmark2:13:57
18Jan Ikov Denmark2:14:06
19Cidálio Caetano Portugal2:14:06
20Pavel Klimes Czechoslovakia2:14:07

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ingrid Kristiansen Norway2:22:48
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Priscilla Welch United Kingdom2:26:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Véronique Marot United Kingdom2:30:15
4Paula Fudge United Kingdom2:32:28
5Karolina Szabó Hungary2:32:48
6Misako Miyahara Japan2:33:41
7Ágnes Sipka Hungary2:34:37
8Angie Hulley United Kingdom2:34:47
9Sissel Grottenberg Norway2:35:53
10Valentina Bottarelli Italy2:35:57
11Sally Ellis United Kingdom2:36:48
12Christine Kennedy Ireland2:36:58
13Susan Stone Canada2:37:16
14Glynis Penny United Kingdom2:38:23
15Renata Walendziak Poland2:38:57
16Ailish Smyth Ireland2:40:24
17Zehava Shmueli Israel2:40:37
18Rosemary Ellis United Kingdom2:41:05
19Annette Roberts United Kingdom2:41:51
20Gillian Beschloss United Kingdom2:42:06

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Chris Hallam United Kingdom2:08:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jan Ove-Mattson Sweden2:23:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kevin Breen Ireland2:26:28
4Patrick Bailey United Kingdom2:28:53
5John Harris United Kingdom2:34:50
6Ton Bente Netherlands2:38:30
7John Naude United Kingdom2:40:15
8Wimk Zwanepol ?2:40:50
9David Todd United Kingdom2:43:51
10Chas Sadler United Kingdom2:46:51

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Karen Davidson United Kingdom2:45:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Denise Smith United Kingdom3:53:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Deborah Beales United Kingdom4:09:18

References
  1. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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