2001 Boston Marathon

2001 Boston Marathon
Women's winner Catherine Ndereba
VenueBoston, United States
DatesApril 16
Champions
MenLee Bong-ju (2:09:43)
WomenCatherine Ndereba (2:23:53)

The 2001 Boston Marathon was the 105th running of the annual marathon race in Boston, United States and was held on April 16. The elite men's race was won by South Korea's Lee Bong-ju in a time of 2:09:43 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Catherine Ndereba in 2:23:53.

A total of 13,395 people finished the race, 8586 men and 4809 women.

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Lee Bong-ju South Korea 2:09:43
Silvio Guerra  Ecuador 2:10:07
Joshua Chelanga  Kenya 2:10:29
4 David Busenei  Kenya 2:11:47
5 Mbarak Hussein  Kenya 2:12:01
6 Rodney De Haven  United States 2:12:41
7 Laban Nkete  South Africa 2:12:44
8 Fedor Ryzhov  Russia 2:13:54
9 Makhosonke Fika  South Africa 2:14:13
10 Timothy Cherigat  Kenya 2:14:21
11 Joshua Kipkemboi  Kenya 2:14:47
12 Moses Tanui  Kenya 2:15:00
13 João N'Tyamba  Angola 2:16:00
14 Josh Cox  United States 2:16:17
15 Shem Kororia  Kenya 2:17:02

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Catherine Ndereba  Kenya 2:23:53
Małgorzata Sobańska  Poland 2:26:42
Lyubov Morgunova  Russia 2:27:18
4 Lornah Kiplagat  Kenya 2:27:56
5 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2:28:08
6 Irina Timofeyeva  Russia 2:28:50
7 Lyudmila Petrova  Russia 2:29:23
8 Wei Yanan  China 2:29:52
9 Bruna Genovese  Italy 2:30:39
10 Kaori Tanabe  Japan 2:31:31
11 Albina Gallyamova  Russia 2:32:45
12 Zhang Shujing  China 2:33:43
13 Gitte Karlshøj  Denmark 2:36:36
14 Jill Boaz  United States 2:36:45
15 Susannah Beck  United States 2:37:12

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