1986 London Marathon

6th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date20 April 1986
Champions
MenToshihiko Seko (2:10:02)
WomenGrete Waitz (2:24:54)
Wheelchair menGerry O'Rourke (2:26:38)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (3:02:40)
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The 1986 London Marathon was the sixth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 20 April. The elite men's race was won by Japan's Toshihiko Seko in a time of 2:10:02 hours and the women's race was won by Norway's Grete Waitz in 2:24:54.

In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Gerry O'Rourke (2:26:38) and Kay McShane (2:47:12) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 80,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 25,566 had their applications accepted and 19,261 started the race. A total of 18,067 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toshihiko Seko  Japan 2:10:02
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugh Jones  United Kingdom 2:11:42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Allister Hutton  United Kingdom 2:12:36
4 Pat Petersen  United States 2:12:56
5 Mehmet Terzi  Turkey 2:13:02
6 Yutaka Kanai  Japan 2:13:42
7 Henrik Albahn  Denmark 2:14:34
8 Ieuan Ellis  United Kingdom 2:14:38
9 Geir Kvernmo  Norway 2:14:48
10 Cidálio Caetano  Portugal 2:14:57
11 Oddmund Roalkvam  Norway 2:14:59
12 Philip O'Brien  United Kingdom 2:15:00
13 Lindsay Robertson  United Kingdom 2:15:03
14 Peter Lyrenmann  Switzerland 2:15:06
15 Kevin Forster  United Kingdom 2:15:19
16 Richard Umberg  Switzerland 2:15:46
17 Zhu Shuchun  China 2:15:47
18 Gyula Borka  Hungary 2:15:53
19 Eleuterio Antón  Spain 2:15:54
20 John Wheway  United Kingdom 2:15:56

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grete Waitz  Norway 2:24:54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mary O'Connor  New Zealand 2:30:52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ann Ford  United Kingdom 2:31:40
4 Sylvie Bornet  France 2:31:43
5 Paula Fudge  United Kingdom 2:32:25
6 Kersti Jakobsen  Denmark 2:32:53
7 Julia Armstrong  United Kingdom 2:36:31
8 Glynis Penny  United Kingdom 2:38:47
9 Jacqueline Hulbert  United Kingdom 2:39:26
10 Deborah Butterfield  United States 2:41:11
11 Angie Hulley  United Kingdom 2:41:12
12 Carolyn Naisby  United Kingdom 2:41:57
13 Oddrun Hovsengen  Norway 2:42:05
14 Christine Kennedy  Ireland 2:42:18
15 Yuko Gordon  Hong Kong 2:42:23
16 Mora Main  Australia 2:43:15
17 Sandra Lappage  United Kingdom 2:43:54
18 Rosemary Ellis  United Kingdom 2:45:19
19 Eva Isaacs  Sweden 2:45:28
20 Tanya Maria Ball  United Kingdom 2:45:30

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gerry O'Rourke  Ireland 2:26:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Bishop  United Kingdom 2:29:14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chris Hallam  United Kingdom 2:30:59
4 Terje Roel  Norway 2:36:13
5 Kevin Breen  Ireland 2:43:52
6 Michael Cunnham ? 2:50:52
7 John Naude  United Kingdom 2:50:59
8 Graham Stones  United Kingdom 2:51:04
9 Gerry Kinsella  Ireland 2:55:46
10 Chas Sadler  United Kingdom 2:57:01

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kay McShane  Ireland 3:02:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karen Davidson  United Kingdom 3:24:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denise Smith  United Kingdom 4:07:57
4 Sheila Watkins  United Kingdom 5:58:30

References

  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link‍]. 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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