2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

None thumb|right|The men's marathon podium at the 2011 World Championships thumb|110px|Official Video The Men's marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held starting and finishing at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park on September 4. Abel Kirui was the defending champion.Weerawansa, Dinesh (2011-09-03). Nine gold medallists to be decided today https://web.archive.org/web/20121021082230/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/03/spo01.asp 2012-10-21 . Dailynews.lk. Retrieved on 2011-09-04 The story was all Kirui. Running a casual pace to 15 km, first the Moroccan contingent tried to test the field. The pace picked up and the field strung out. After 25 km, it was down to Kirui, Vincent Kipruto, Eliud Kiptanui, Feyisa Lilesa and Abderrahime Bouramdane. Then Kirui put the hammer down, running 14:18 between 25 and 30 km. Nobody could go with him and he ran all alone, extending his lead for the remainder of the race to finish in 2:07:38. The 2:28 gap was the largest winning margin for the men's marathon in World Championship history, and as of 2024 it remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than two minutes. After dropping Bouramdane and Kiptanui, Kipruto and Lilesa ran tactically for the remainder of the race, with Kipruto getting silver. The race was also the World Cup team competition. In that competition, the scoring is based on the cumulative time of the top three finishers for each team. Each country participating in the World Cup was allowed 5 entries into the marathon. The event was clearly won by Kenya, with 1st, 2nd and 5th-place finishers (Kenya also had the 6th-place finisher). Perennial champion Japan finished second, a cumulative minute ahead of Morocco. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeAbel KiruiKEN 2011 WorldVincent KiprutoKEN 2011 WorldFeyisa LilesaETH 2011 World World Marathon Cup 2011 World Marathon Cup GoldSilverBronzeKEN 2011 WorldAbel KiruiVincent KiprutoDavid Barmasai TumoJPN 2011 WorldHiroyuki HoribataKentaro NakamotoYuki KawauchiMAR 2011 WorldAbderrahime BouramdaneRachid KisriAhmed Baday Note: Marathon Cup medals are not listed in the championships medal table Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: World recordHaile Gebrselassie ETH2:03:59Berlin, Germany28 September 2008Championship recordAbel Kirui KEN2:06:54Berlin, Germany22 August 2009World LeadingEmmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai KEN2:03:40London, Great Britain17 April 2011African recordHaile Gebrselassie ETH2:03:59Berlin, Germany28 September 2008Asian recordToshinari Takaoka JPN2:06:16Chicago, United States13 October 2002North, Central American and Caribbean recordKhalid Khannouchi USA2:05:38London, Great Britain24 April 2002South American recordRonaldo da Costa BRA2:06:05Berlin, Germany20 September 1998European recordAntónio Pinto POR2:06:36London, Great Britain16 April 2000Benoît Zwierzchiewski FRAParis, France6 April 2003Oceanian recordRobert de Castella AUS2:07:51Boston, United States21 April 1986 Qualification standards A timeB time 2:17:00 Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 4, 2011 09:00 Final Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Abel Kirui Kenya 2011 World 2:07:38 SB Vincent Kipruto Kenya 2011 World 2:10:06 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 2011 World 2:10:32 SB 04 4 Abderrahime Bouramdane Morocco 2011 World 2:10:55 05 5 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 2011 World 2:11:39 06 6 Eliud Kiptanui Kenya 2011 World 2:11:50 07 7 Hiroyuki Horibata Japan 2011 World 2:11:52 08 8 Ruggero Pertile Italy 2011 World 2:11:57 09 9 Stephen Kiprotich Uganda 2011 World 2:12:57 10 Kentaro Nakamoto Japan 2011 World 2:13:10 11 Rachid Kisri Morocco 2011 World 2:13:24 12 Eshetu Wendimu Ethiopia 2011 World 2:13:37 13 Marius Ionescu Romania 2011 World 2:15:32 PB 14 Dong Guojian China 2011 World 2:15:45 SB 15 David Webb Great Britain 2011 World 2:15:48 SB 16 Cuthbert Nyasango Zimbabwe 2011 World 2:15:56 SB 17 Beraki Beyene Eritrea 2011 World 2:16:03 SB 18 Yuki Kawauchi Japan 2011 World 2:16:11 19 Aleksey Sokolov Russia 2011 World 2:16:23 20 Ser-Od Bat-Ochir Mongolia 2011 World 2:16:41 21 Aleksey Sokolov Russia 2011 World 2:16:48 22 Lee Merrien Great Britain 2011 World 2:16:59 23 Jeong Jin-hyeok South Korea 2011 World 2:17:04 24 Li Zicheng China 2011 World 2:17:35 25 José Manuel Martínez Spain 2011 World 2:17:44 26 Rafael Iglesias Spain 2011 World 2:17:45 SB 27 Ahmed Baday Morocco 2011 World 2:17:59 28 Lee Myong-seung South Korea 2011 World 2:18:05 29 Yoshinori Oda Japan 2011 World 2:18:05 30 Pablo Villalobos Spain 2011 World 2:18:12 31 Mike Morgan United States 2011 World 2:18:30 SB 32 Urige Buta Norway 2011 World 2:20:16 33 Wu Shiwei China 2011 World 2:21:12 34 Jesper Faurschou Denmark 2011 World 2:21:15 35 Hwang Jun-Hyeon South Korea 2011 World 2:21:54 SB 36 Mike Tebulo Malawi 2011 World 2:22:45 SB 37 Mike Sayenko United States 2011 World 2:22:49 SB 38 Yukihiro Kitaoka Japan 2011 World 2:23:11 SB 39 Jeff Eggleston United States 2011 World 2:23:33 40 Hwang Jun-Suk South Korea 2011 World 2:23:47 41 Nicholas Arciniaga United States 2011 World 2:24:06 42 Anton Kosmac Slovenia 2011 World 2:24:16 43 Samuel Goitom Eritrea 2011 World 2:25:42 SB 44 Kim Min South Korea 2011 World 2:27:20 SB 45 Sergio Reyes United States 2011 World 2:29:15 SB 46 Coolboy Ngamole South Africa 2011 World 2:30:01 47 Bekir Karayel Turkey 2011 World 2:33:20 SB 48 Ruben Sança Cape Verde 2011 World 2:34:40 49 Jhon Lennon Casallo Peru 2011 World 2:36:43 50 Modike Lucky Mohale South Africa 2011 World 2:38:22 SB 51 Sangay Wangchuk Bhutan 2011 World 2:38:33 NR 99 Jeff Hunt Australia 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Khalid Kamal Yaseen Bahrain 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Yared Asmerom Eritrea 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Yonas Kifle Eritrea 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Michael Tesfay Eritrea 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Chala Dechase Ethiopia 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Gebregziabher Gebremariam Ethiopia 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Bazu Worku Ethiopia 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Zohar Zemiro Israel 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Benjamin Kiptoo Kenya 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Libya 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Adil Ennani Morocco 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Abderrahim Goumri Morocco 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 David Ngakane South Africa 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon Uganda 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF 99 Nicholas Kiprono Uganda 2011 World 9:99:99 DNF World Cup scoring Rank Country Athlete Time1KEN 2011 World6:29:231Abel Kirui2:07:382Vincent Kipruto2:10:065David Barmasai Tumo2:11:396Eliud Kiptanui(2:11:50)Benjamin Kolum Kiptoo()2JPN 2011 World6:41:137Hiroyuki Horibata2:11:5210Kentaro Nakamoto2:13:1018Yuki Kawauchi2:16:1129Yoshinori Oda(2:18:05)38Yukihiro Kitaoka(2:23:11)3 ESP 2011 World6:53:4125José Manuel Martínez2:17:4426Rafael Iglesias2:17:4530Pablo Villalobos2:18:124 CHN 2011 World6:54:3214Dong Guojian2:15:4524Li Zicheng2:17:3533Wu Shiwei2:21:125 KOR 2011 World6:57:0323Jeong Jin-hyeok2:17:0428Lee Myong-seung2:18:0535Hwang Jun-hyeon2:21:5440Hwang Jun-suk(2:23:47)44Kim Min(2:27:20)6 USA 2011 World7:04:5231Mike Morgan2:18:3037Mike Sayenko2:22:4939Jeff Eggleston2:23:3341Nicholas Arciniaga(2:24:06)45Sergio Reyes(2:29:15) See also 2011 World Marathon Cup References External links Marathon results at IAAF website Marathon Category:Marathons at the World Athletics Championships World Championships Category:Men's marathons Category:Marathons in South Korea