2005 London Marathon

25th London Marathon
Radcliffe leading the women's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date17 April 2005
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:26)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:17:42)
Wheelchair menSaúl Mendoza (1:35:51)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (1:57:00)

The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:26 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42.

In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 132,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,969 had their applications accepted and 35,600 started the race.[2] A total of 35,261 runners, 24,690 men and 10,571 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Martin Lel Kenya 2:07:26
Jaouad Gharib Morocco 2:07:49
Hendrick Ramaala South Africa 2:08:32
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco 2:09:03
5 Stefano Baldini Italy 2:09:25
6 Jon Brown United Kingdom 2:09:31
7 Toshinari Suwa Japan 2:10:23
8 Paul Tergat Kenya 2:11:36
9 Sammy Korir Kenya 2:12:36
10 Evans Rutto Kenya 2:12:49
11 Frederick Cherono Kenya 2:13:58
12 Antoni Peña Spain 2:14:31
13 Huw Lobb United Kingdom 2:14:33
14 Kassa Tadesse Ethiopia 2:15:09
15 Daniel Njenga Kenya 2:15:25
16 Matt Smith United Kingdom 2:16:13
17 Luke Kibet Bowen Kenya 2:16:40
18 Scott Winton New Zealand 2:17:01
19 Michael Green United Kingdom 2:18:31
20 Dave Norman United Kingdom 2:18:34
21 Henrik Sandstad Norway 2:18:36
— Joseph Kariuki Kenya DNF
— Joseph Ngolepus Kenya DNF
— Matt O'Dowd United Kingdom DNF
— Hicham Chatt Morocco DNF
— Richard Gardiner United Kingdom DNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom 2:17:42
Constantina Diță Romania 2:22:50
Susan Chepkemei Kenya 2:24:00
4 Margaret Okayo Kenya 2:25:22
5 Lyudmila Petrova Russia 2:26:29
6 Benita Willis Australia 2:26:32
7 Joyce Chepchumba Kenya 2:27:01
8 Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland 2:29:01
9 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 2:30:54
10 Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom 2:31:52
11 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 2:34:42
12 Hayley Haining United Kingdom 2:35:23
13 Debbie Mason United Kingdom 2:36:59
14 Liz Yelling United Kingdom 2:37:42
15 Susan Partridge United Kingdom 2:37:50
16 Lucy Hassell United Kingdom 2:39:20
17 Amy Stiles United Kingdom 2:39:37
18 Sue Harrison United Kingdom 2:39:54
19 Sharon Morris United Kingdom 2:40:18
20 Jenny Clague United Kingdom 2:41:21
— Leah Malot Kenya DNF
— Restituta Joseph Tanzania DNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Saúl Mendoza Mexico 1:35:51
Jeff Adams Canada 1:35:54
David Weir United Kingdom 1:36:03
4 Tushar Patel United Kingdom 1:36:03
5 Éric Teurnier France 1:36:03
6 Denis Lemeunier France 1:36:04
7 Alain Fuss France 1:36:04
8 Kenny Herriot United Kingdom 1:41:58
9 Rawat Tana Thailand 1:46:10
10 Supachai Koysap Thailand 1:49:41

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Francesca Porcellato Italy 1:57:00
Shelly Woods United Kingdom 1:57:03
Tanni Grey-Thompson United Kingdom 2:02:39
4 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 2:16:03
5 Deborah Brennan United Kingdom 2:18:42
6 Michelle Lewis United Kingdom 2:32:32
7 Sarah Piercy United Kingdom 2:48:23

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 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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