2012 London Marathon

32nd London Marathon
Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich leading the men's race
VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Dates22 April 2012
Champions
MenWilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:44)
WomenMary Jepkosgei Keitany (2:18:37)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:32:26)
Wheelchair womenShelly Woods (1:49:10)
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The 2012 London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with a Kenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours. Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds off Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai's course record set at the 2011 London Marathon.[1]

Around 170,150 people applied to enter the race: 50,200 had their applications accepted and 37,227 started the race.[2] A total of 36,699, 23,634 men and 13,065 women, finished the race.[3]

The top British finishers, Lee Merrien (17th) and Claire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] The wheelchair races were won by two British athletes: David Weir took the men's title while Shelly Woods was the women's winner.[6]

A fun runner, Claire Squires, died after collapsing in the final mile of the race. In response to publicity of her death, the general public made donations to her fund raising page at the Justgiving website. Over 80,000 separate donations were made, raising a total of over £1 million for Samaritans.[7][8]

A mini marathon was held for under-17 athletes over the last three miles of the course. Michael Callegari (14:54) and Jessica Judd (her fourth straight title in 16:04) won the able-bodied races while Sheikh Sheikh (12:30) and Jade Jones (12:59) won the wheelchair races.[9][10]

Results

Elite men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich  Kenya 2:04:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Lel  Kenya 2:06:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsegaye Kebede  Ethiopia 2:06:52
4 Jaouad Gharib  Morocco 2:07:44
5 Abel Kirui  Kenya 2:07:56
6 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai  Kenya 2:08:01
7 Marílson Gomes dos Santos  Brazil 2:08:01
8 Samuel Tsegay  Eritrea 2:08:06
9 Feyisa Lilesa  Ethiopia 2:08:20
10 Bazu Worku  Ethiopia 2:10:14
11 Vincent Kipruto  Kenya 2:10:39
12 Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea 2:10:41
13 Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia 2:12:46
14 Bekir Karayel  Turkey 2:13:21
15 Lee Merrien  United Kingdom 2:13:41
16 Solonei da Silva  Brazil 2:14:57
17 John Beattie  United Kingdom 2:16:38
18 Phil Anthony  United Kingdom 2:16:40
19 Martin Dent  Australia 2:17:32
20 Jesper Faurschou  Denmark 2:17:38
21 Anuradha Cooray  Sri Lanka 2:17:50
22 Andi Jones  United Kingdom 2:18:29
— Abderrahime Bouramdane  Morocco DQ
— Adil Annani  Morocco DQ
— Shadrack Kosgei  Kenya DNF
— Philip Kiprono  Kenya DNF
— Scott Overall  United Kingdom DNF
— Yared Asmerom  Eritrea DNF
— Patrick Makau Musyoki  Kenya DNF
— Benedict Whitby  United Kingdom DNF
— Markos Geneti  Ethiopia DNF
  • Two Moroccan runners from the men's race were retrospectively disqualified for doping: Abderrahime Bouramdane, who originally finished 11th in a time of 2:10:13, and Adil Annani, who was originally fourth in 2:07:43.[11]

Elite women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany  Kenya 2:18:37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edna Kiplagat  Kenya 2:19:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Priscah Jeptoo  Kenya 2:20:14
4 Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:20:57
5 Lucy Wangui Kabuu  Kenya 2:23:12
6 Aberu Kebede  Ethiopia 2:24:04
7 Irina Mikitenko  Germany 2:24:53
8 Jéssica Augusto  Portugal 2:24:59
9 Atsede Baysa  Ethiopia 2:25:59
10 Jeļena Prokopčuka  Latvia 2:27:04
11 Claire Hallissey  United Kingdom 2:27:44
12 Koren Jelela  Ethiopia 2:28:05
13 Freya Murray  United Kingdom 2:28:10
14 Isabellah Andersson  Sweden 2:29:57
15 Louise Damen  United Kingdom 2:31:37
16 Constantina Diță  Romania 2:32:34
17 Irvette van Zyl  South Africa 2:33:41
18 Sonia Samuels  United Kingdom 2:33:41
19 Amy Whitehead  United Kingdom 2:33:44
20 Helen Decker  United Kingdom 2:34:11
21 Jessica Petersson  Denmark 2:34:56
22 Alyson Dixon  United Kingdom 2:35:46
23 Susan Partridge  United Kingdom 2:37:41
24 Liz Yelling  United Kingdom 2:40:08
25 Michelle Ross-Cope  United Kingdom 2:40:08
— Yuliya Ruban  Ukraine DQ
— Mariya Konovalova  Russia DQ
— Ejegayehu Dibaba  Ethiopia DNF
— Nadia Ejjafini  Italy DNF
— Inga Abitova  Russia DNF
— Peninah Arusei  Kenya DNF
— Joyce Chepkirui  Kenya DNF
— René Kalmer  South Africa DNF
  • Two athletes were subsequently disqualified for doping: Russia's Mariya Konovalova, who was originally 15th with a time of 2:30:29, and Ukraine's Yuliya Ruban, who originally placed 21st with 2:34:47.[12]

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Weir  United Kingdom 1:32:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:32:27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Krige Schabort  United States 1:32:28
4 Masazumi Soejima  Japan 1:32:29
5 Heinz Frei  Switzerland 1:32:30
6 Tomasz Hamerlak  Poland 1:32:31
7 Masayuki Higuchi  Japan 1:32:33
8 Hiroyuki Yamamoto  Japan 1:33:00
9 Josh Cassidy  Canada 1:33:54
10 Kota Hokinoue  Japan 1:36:00
11 Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:36:20
12 Roger Puigbò  Spain 1:36:56
13 Jordi Jiménez  Spain 1:36:56
14 Josh George  United States 1:39:56
15 Rafal Botello Jiminez  Spain 1:40:01
16 Adam Bleakney  United States 1:40:22
17 Choke Yasuoka  Japan 1:50:31
18 Laurens Sibaja-Molina  Costa Rica 1:54:34
19 Phil Hogg  United Kingdom 1:54:34
20 Mathew Clarke  United Kingdom 1:54:46

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 1:49:10
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wakako Tsuchida  Japan 1:53:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Roy  Canada 1:53:05
4 Shirley Reilly  United States 1:54:39
5 Christina Schwab  United States 1:54:41
6 Amanda McGrory  United States 1:54:41
7 Sandra Graf  Switzerland 1:54:43
8 Tatyana McFadden  United States 2:05:38
9 Meggan Dawson-Farrell  United Kingdom 2:22:55
10 Sarah Piercy  United Kingdom 2:24:36

References

  1. ^ Brown, Matthew (22 April 2012). Kipsang and Keitany claim London titles for Kenya. IAAF. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ London 2012: Lee Merrien is selected for GB marathon team. BBC Sport (27 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  5. ^ London 2012: GB Olympic marathon place for Claire Hallissey. BBC Sport (23 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. ^ Davies, Gareth (22 April 2012). London Marathon 2012: David Weir and Shelly Woods secure wheelchair double to spur Paralympic hopes. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. ^ Hill, Amelia (30 January 2013). "Claire Squires: amphetamine stimulant 'had role' in runner's fatal heart attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ Claire's page. Justgiving. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  9. ^ Virign Money Giving Mini London Marathon. London Marathon (2012). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ Judd chases fourth title at Mini London Marathon. London Marathon (2012-04-21). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ^ "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF rules". IAAF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  12. ^ Report: Russia’s Maria Konovalova banned two years for doping. Sports Illustrated (2015-11-05). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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