2001 London Marathon

The 2001 London Marathon was the 21st running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Abdelkader El Mouaziz in a time of 2:07:11 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu in 2:23:57.

21st London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date22 April 2001
Champions
MenAbdelkader El Mouaziz (2:07:11)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:23:57)
Wheelchair menDenis Lemeunier (1:42:37)
Wheelchair womenTanni Grey-Thompson (2:13:55)

In the wheelchair races, France's Denis Lemeunier (1:42:37) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:13:55) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 92,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 43,517 had their applications accepted and 31,156 started the race. A total of 30,066 runners finished the race, comprising 23,259 men and 6807 women.[2][3]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco2:07:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Paul Tergat Kenya2:08:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)António Pinto Portugal2:09:36
4Tesfaye Jifar Ethiopia2:09:45
5Japhet Kosgei Kenya2:10:45
6Mark Steinle England2:10:46
7Takayuki Inubushi Japan2:11:42
8Abel Antón Spain2:11:57
9Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:12:02
10Gert Thys South Africa2:12:11
11Mark Hudspith United Kingdom2:13:13
12Joseph Mereng Kenya2:13:26
13Mohamed El Hattab Morocco2:14:27
14Alfred Shemveta Sweden2:15:34
15Erick Wainaina Kenya2:15:43
16Craig Kirkwood New Zealand2:16:25
17Simon Pride United Kingdom2:16:27
18David Makori Kenya2:17:09
19William Burns  Switzerland2:18:29
20Robert Holladay United Kingdom2:19:26
—Tesfaye Tola EthiopiaDNF
—Mark Croasdale United KingdomDNF
—Santtu Mäkinen FinlandDNF
—Yakov Tolstikov RussiaDNF
—Armando Quintanilla MexicoDNF
—Zebedayo Bayo TanzaniaDNF
—Jon Brown United KingdomDNF
—Luis Soares FranceDNF
—Paul Evans United KingdomDNF
—Luís Jesus PortugalDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Derartu Tulu Ethiopia2:23:57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:24:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Joyce Chepchumba Kenya2:24:12
4Lidia Șimon Romania2:24:15
5Elfenesh Alemu Ethiopia2:24:29
6Nuța Olaru Romania2:25:18
7Alina Ivanova Russia2:25:34
8Tegla Loroupe Kenya2:26:10
9Adriana Fernández Mexico2:26:22
10Madina Biktagirova Russia2:27:14
11Marleen Renders Belgium2:28:31
12Harumi Hiroyama Japan2:29:01
13Lidiya Vasilevskaya Russia2:31:36
14Irina Bogacheva Kyrgyzstan2:32:28
15Teresa Duffy United Kingdom2:35:27
16Lynne MacDougall United Kingdom2:37:20
17Bev Hartigan United Kingdom2:37:45
18Sara Elizabeth Cedillo Mexico2:38:53
19Tania Jones Canada2:39:10
20Mika Adachi Japan2:41:35
—Pamela Chepchumba KenyaDNF
—Michaela McCallum United KingdomDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Denis Lemeunier France1:42:37
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kevin Papworth United Kingdom1:44:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)David Weir United Kingdom1:50:55
4Tushar Patel United Kingdom1:50:56
5Chris Madden United Kingdom1:53:23
6Richie Powell United Kingdom2:02:31
7Bogdan Krol Poland2:06:47
8Edward Grazier United Kingdom2:08:01
9Mark Telford United Kingdom2:08:08
10John Hanks United Kingdom2:09:52

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tanni Grey-Thompson United Kingdom2:13:55
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Deborah Brennan United Kingdom2:36:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mary Rice Ireland3:14:37

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