2024 London Marathon

The 2024 London Marathon was the 44th running of the London Marathon; it took place on 21 April 2024.[1] The route included notable landmarks Buckingham Palace, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf.[1]

578,374 people applied to take part via a ballot, which was the most ever ballot entries for a marathon event, as recognized by the Guinness World Records.[2][3]

Race summary

Peres Jepchirchir was the women's winner of the 2024 London Marathon, and her time of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds broke the women's only world record (that is, the world record for the fastest time by a female marathon runner without using male pace makers).[4][5]

In this marathon Jeannie Rice set a new women’s marathon world record for the 75–79 age group, with a time of 3:33:27; she was 76 years old.[6]

Also, in this marathon Dr. Julie McElroy became the first female frame runner to complete any London Marathon, which she did in five hours and 59 minutes.[7]

Results

Men

Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the elite men's event.
Elite men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexander Mutiso  Kenya 02:04:01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 02:04:15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emile Cairess  United Kingdom 02:06:46
4 Mahamed Mahamed  United Kingdom 02:07:05
5 Hassan Chahdi  France 02:07:30
6 Henok Tesfay  Eritrea 02:09:22
7 Hendrik Pfeiffer  Germany 02:10:00
8 Kinde Atanaw  Ethiopia 02:10:03
9 Johannes Motschmann  Germany 02:10:39
10 Brian Shrader  United States 02:10:50

Women

Peres Jepchirchir won the elite women's event.
Elite women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peres Jepchirchir  Kenya 02:16:16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tigst Assefa  Ethiopia 02:16:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 02:16:24
4 Megertu Alemu  Ethiopia 02:16:34
5 Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 02:19:02
6 Sheila Chepkirui  Kenya 02:19:31
7 Tigist Ketema  Ethiopia 02:23:21
8 Yalemzerf Yehualaw  Ethiopia 02:23:26
9 Ruth Chepngetich  Kenya 02:24:36
10 Tsige Haileslase  Ethiopia 02:25:03

Wheelchair men

Marcel Hug won the wheelchair men's event.
Wheelchair men's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland 01:28:35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Romanchuk  United States 01:29:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 01:29:58
4 Tomoki Suzuki  Japan 01:30:42
5 Sho Watanabe  Japan 01:30:42
6 Aaron Pike  United States 01:35:35
7 Geert Schipper  Netherlands 01:35:36
8 Joshua Cassidy  Canada 01:35:40
9 Evan Correll  United States 01:36:59
10 Johnboy Smith  United Kingdom 01:37:00

Wheelchair women

Catherine Debrunner won the wheelchair women's event.
Wheelchair women's top 10 finishers[8]
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Catherine Debrunner  Switzerland 01:38:54
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland 01:45:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States 01:45:51
4 Madison de Rozario  Australia 01:45:54
5 Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 01:50:18
6 Eden Rainbow-Cooper  United Kingdom 01:50:39
7 Patricia Eachus  Switzerland 01:50:43
8 Vanessa de Souza  Brazil 01:50:43
9 Nikita den Boer  Netherlands 01:50:45
10 Jenna Fesemyer  United States 01:50:45

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TCS London Marathon". TCS London Marathon. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ Davison, William Mata, Tamara (2023-10-18). "London Marathon 2024: Date, route and how to enter". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Most ballot entries for a marathon event, Guinness Records
  4. ^ "Jepchirchir breaks women-only world marathon record in London". IAAF. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Aimee (21 April 2024). "Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon women's elite race and breaks women's-only world record". CNN.
  6. ^ "Jeannie Rice, 76, Breaks Her Own Age-Group World Record at London Marathon". 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Woman with cerebral palsy makes history at London Marathon". www.shropshirestar.com. April 22, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "2024 London Marathon results". NBC Sports. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.


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