2001 Boston Marathon

The 2001 Boston Marathon was the 105th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 16. The elite men's race was won by South Korea's Lee Bong-ju in a time of 2:09:43 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Catherine Ndereba in 2:23:53.

105th Boston Marathon
Women's winner Catherine Ndereba
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 16
Champions
MenLee Bong-ju (2:09:43)
WomenCatherine Ndereba (2:23:53)

A total of 13,395 people finished the race, 8586 men and 4809 women.

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lee Bong-ju South Korea2:09:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Silvio Guerra Ecuador2:10:07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Joshua Chelanga Kenya2:10:29
4David Busenei Kenya2:11:47
5Mbarak Hussein Kenya2:12:01
6Rodney De Haven United States2:12:41
7Laban Nkete South Africa2:12:44
8Fedor Ryzhov Russia2:13:54
9Makhosonke Fika South Africa2:14:13
10Timothy Cherigat Kenya2:14:21
11Joshua Kipkemboi Kenya2:14:47
12Moses Tanui Kenya2:15:00
13João N'Tyamba Angola2:16:00
14Josh Cox United States2:16:17
15Shem Kororia Kenya2:17:02

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:23:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Małgorzata Sobańska Poland2:26:42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lyubov Morgunova Russia2:27:18
4Lornah Kiplagat Kenya2:27:56
5Fatuma Roba Ethiopia2:28:08
6Irina Timofeyeva Russia2:28:50
7Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:29:23
8Wei Yanan China2:29:52
9Bruna Genovese Italy2:30:39
10Kaori Tanabe Japan2:31:31
11Albina Gallyamova Russia2:32:45
12Zhang Shujing China2:33:43
13Gitte Karlshøj Denmark2:36:36
14Jill Boaz United States2:36:45
15Susannah Beck United States2:37:12

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