1993 London Marathon

13th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date18 April 1993
Champions
MenEamonn Martin (2:10:50)
WomenKatrin Dörre-Heinig (2:27:09)
Wheelchair menGeorge Vandamme (1:44:10)
Wheelchair womenRose Hill (2:03:05)

The 1993 London Marathon was the 13th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 18 April. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Eamonn Martin in a time of 2:10:50 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Katrin Dörre-Heinig in 2:27:09.

In the wheelchair races, Belgium's George Vandamme (1:44:10) and Britain's Rose Hill (2:03:05) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Vandamme's time was a significant improvement on the old record, knocking over seven and a half minutes off it.[1]

Around 68,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 35,820 had their applications accepted and around 25,000 started the race. A total of 24,495 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Eamonn Martin United Kingdom 2:10:50
Isidro Rico Mexico 2:10:53
Grzegorz Gajdus Poland 2:11:07
4 Salvatore Bettiol Italy 2:11:55
5 Frank Bjørkli Norway 2:12:23
6 David Buzza United Kingdom 2:12:24
7 Baek Seung-do South Korea 2:12:34
8 Hussein Ahmed Salah Djibouti 2:12:40
9 Juan Ramon Torres Spain 2:13:44
10 Steve Brace United Kingdom 2:14:00
11 Thabiso Moqhali Lesotho 2:14:40
12 Tesfaye Bekele Ethiopia 2:15:43
13 Omar Abdillahi Charmarke Djibouti 2:16:00
14 Vladimir Bukhanov Ukraine 2:16:16
15 Hugh Jones United Kingdom 2:16:35
16 Ezael Tlhobo South Africa 2:16:53
17 Vitor Mariano Da Silva Portugal 2:17:00
18 Martin McLoughlin United Kingdom 2:17:27
19 Joaquim Silva Portugal 2:17:30
20 Christopher Buckley United Kingdom 2:17:42
21 Toshinobu Sato Japan 2:17:46
22 Terje Naess Norway 2:17:50
23 Gyula Borka Hungary 2:18:52
24 Juvenal Ribeiro Portugal 2:18:56
25 Peter Whitehead United Kingdom 2:18:57
Paul Evans United Kingdom DNF
Carl Thackery United Kingdom DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Katrin Dörre-Heinig Germany 2:27:09
Lisa Ondieki Australia 2:27:27
Liz McColgan United Kingdom 2:29:37
4 Renata Kokowska Poland 2:32:30
5 Lorraine Moller New Zealand 2:32:56
6 Anna Rybicka Poland 2:34:21
7 Ritva Lemettinen Finland 2:34:44
8 Alina Ivanova Russia 2:37:21
9 Galina Zhulyeva Ukraine 2:41:50
10 Gillian Horovitz United Kingdom 2:42:14
11 Danielle Sanderson United Kingdom 2:42:37
12 Zina Marchant United Kingdom 2:43:59
13 Carolyn Rowe United Kingdom 2:44:59
14 Susan Clarke United Kingdom 2:45:13
15 Manuela Dias Portugal 2:45:28
16 Marianne Fløymo Norway 2:46:05
17 Sandra Bentley United Kingdom 2:47:33
18 Lesley Turner United Kingdom 2:48:20
19 Christina Scobey United States 2:49:10
20 Marina Vanzulli Italy 2:49:38
21 Eleanor Robinson United Kingdom 2:49:59
22 Zoe Lowe United Kingdom 2:50:05
23 Lucy Ramwell United Kingdom 2:50:50
24 Janice Moorekite United Kingdom 2:53:30
25 Sandra Lappage United Kingdom 2:54:13

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
George Vandamme Belgium 1:44:10
Ivan Newman United Kingdom 1:46:15
David Holding United Kingdom 1:51:22
4 Håkan Ericsson Sweden 1:55:24
5 Huub Nelisse Netherlands 1:55:34
6 Diet Van Dijk Netherlands 1:56:15
7 Ian Thompson United Kingdom 1:57:24
8 Daniel Wesley Canada 1:59:10
9 David Todd United Kingdom 1:59:14
10 Iranilson Da Silva Brazil 1:59:30

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Rose Hill United Kingdom 2:03:05
Lily Anggreny Germany 2:09:16
Tanni Grey United Kingdom 2:12:25

References

  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. 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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