2011 New York City Marathon

The 2011 New York City Marathon was the 42nd running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 6. Sponsored by ING Group, it was the final race of the 2010/11 World Marathon Majors series and an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.[1] Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya won the men's elite race in a course record time of 2:05:06 hours while Ethiopia's Firehiwot Dado won the women's section in a time of 2:23:15.[2]

42nd New York City Marathon
VenueNew York City, United States
DateNovember 6
Champions
MenGeoffrey Mutai (2:05:06)
WomenFirehiwot Dado (2:23:15)
Wheelchair menMasazumi Soejima (1:31:41)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:50:24)

In the wheelchair races, Japan's Masazumi Soejima (1:31:41) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:50:24) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, former racing driver Alex Zanardi of Italy won the men's race in 1:13:58 while Poland's Renata Kaluza took the women's title in 1:49:49.

A then-record high of 47,107 runners entered the competition,[3] with a total of 46,536 runners finishing the distance (29,669 men and 16,867 women).[4] At this race Joy Johnson became the oldest female marathon finisher at age 84.[5]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Geoffrey Mutai Kenya2:05:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:06:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:07:14
4Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia2:08:00
5Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:08:26
6Meb Keflezighi United States2:09:13
7Abdellah Falil Morocco2:10:35
8Mathew Kisorio Kenya2:10:58
9Ed Moran United States2:11:47
10Viktor Röthlin  Switzerland2:12:26
11Abdelkabir Saji Morocco2:13:47
12Juan Luis Barrios Mexico2:14:10
13Teklu Deneke Ethiopia2:16:20
14Bobby Curtis United States2:16:44
15Tesfaye Assefa Ethiopia2:19:24
16Abdelaziz Atmani United States2:19:36
17Bazu Worku Ethiopia2:20:22
18Fikadu Lemma Ethiopia2:20:41
19Rens Dekkers Netherlands2:22:48
20John Beattie United Kingdom2:23:43
—Ezkyas Sisay EthiopiaDQ
—Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott KenyaDNF
—William Naranjo ColombiaDNF
  • Ezkyas Sisay of Ethiopia originally placed ninth in a time of 2:11:04 hours, but was subsequently disqualified for doping.[6]

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Firehiwot Dado Ethiopia2:23:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bizunesh Deba Ethiopia2:23:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya2:23:38
4Ana Dulce Félix Portugal2:25:40
5Kim Smith New Zealand2:25:46
6Caroline Kilel Kenya2:25:57
7Caroline Rotich Kenya2:27:06
8Isabellah Andersson Sweden2:28:29
9Jo Pavey United Kingdom2:28:42
10Galina Bogomolova Russia2:29:03
11Misiker Mekonen Ethiopia2:31:40
12Molly Pritz United States2:31:52
13Werknesh Kidane Ethiopia2:33:08
14Alessandra Aguilar Spain2:33:08
15Serkalem Biset Ethiopia2:33:22
16Lauren Fleshman United States2:37:22
17Aziza Aliyu Ethiopia2:38:32
18Camille Herron United States2:40:06
19Jennifer Houck United States2:41:00
20Diane Nukuri Burundi2:41:21
—Inga Abitova RussiaDNF
—Jéssica Augusto PortugalDNF
—Jennifer Rhines United StatesDNF
—Alem Ashebir EthiopiaDNF
—Alene Shewarge EthiopiaDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Masazumi Soejima Japan1:31:41
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kurt Fearnley Australia1:33:56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Kota Hokinoue Japan1:34:21
4Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:37:24
5Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:38:42
6Tomasz Hamerlak Poland1:38:43
7Josh George United States1:39:02
8Josh Cassidy Canada1:39:30
9Denis Lemeunier France1:41:11
10Rafael Botello Spain1:42:30

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Amanda McGrory United States1:50:24
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:52:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tatyana McFadden United States1:52:52
4Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:52:53
5Christie Dawes Australia1:52:54
6Diane Roy Canada1:57:59
7Edith Wolf  Switzerland2:01:04
8Francesca Porcellato Italy2:09:09
9Christina Schwab United States2:10:55
10Sandra Hager  Switzerland2:18:14

Handcycle men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alex Zanardi Italy1:13:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Rafał Wilk Poland1:14:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ludovic Narce France1:22:40
4Fernando Rocha Brazil1:26:56
5Jarrod Moncur Australia1:27:43

Handcycle women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Renata Kaluza Poland1:49:49
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Minda Dentler United States1:53:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ashley Cooper United States2:08:28
4Alexia Bouckoms United States3:56:55
5Rosalie Ames United States4:00:19

References
  1. Morse, Parker (2011-11-04). Another summit of champions set for New York - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  2. Morse, Parker (2011-11-06). G. Mutai smashes course record, Dado the surprise women's winner in New York. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  3. Cacciola, Scott (2011-11-07). Mutai Becomes New York's Fastest-Ever Finisher. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2011-11-08.
  4. New York City Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. "New York City Marathon's Oldest Female Finisher Dies". Runner's World.
  6. Ethiopian Athlete Sisay Disqualified From ING Marathon For Doping - RRW. Runner Space (2012-05-31). Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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