1989 London Marathon

9th London Marathon April 2020 November 2023 9th London Marathon London, United Kingdom 23 April 1989 Douglas Wakiihuri 2:09:03 Véronique Marot 2:25:56 David Holding 1:59:31 Josie Cichockyj 3:03:54 1988 1990 The 1989 London Marathon was the ninth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 23 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Douglas Wakiihuri in a time of 2:09:03 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Véronique Marot in 2:25:56. Marot's time was a British national record, which stood for 13 years before Paula Radcliffe improved it with a world record at the 2002 London Marathon.Whittington, Jessica (17 April 2016). Véronique Marot ready for London return. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2020-04-23. In the wheelchair races, British athletes David Holding (1:59:31) and Josie Cichockyj (3:03:54) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. This was the first time an athlete completed the wheelchair marathon in under two hours.2015 London Marathon Media GuideFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes . London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26. Around 72,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 31,772 had their applications accepted and 24,452 started the race. A total of 22,701 runners finished the race.Stats and Figures https://web.archive.org/web/20200323182946/https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/news-media/media-resources/stats-and-figures/ 23 March 2020 . London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26. Results Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Douglas Wakiihuri 2:09:03 Steve Moneghetti 2:09:06 Hussein Ahmed Salah 2:09:09 4 Manuel Matias 2:09:43 5 Suleiman Nyambui 2:09:52 6 Tony Milovsorov 2:09:54 7 Pat Petersen 2:10:04 8 Wodajo Bulti People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ethiopia 2:10:32 9 Takao Nakamura 2:11:51 10 Zhang Guowei 2:12:03 11 Michael O'Reilly 2:12:16 12 John Wheway 2:12:22 13 Allister Hutton 2:12:47 14 Tefera Guta People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ethiopia 2:12:49 15 Kenneth Stuart 2:12:53 16 Jose Carlos da Silva Brazil 1968 2:12:57 17 Allan Zachariasen 2:13:15 18 Peter Maher 2:13:25 19 Kevin Forster 2:13:31 20 John Andrew Boyes 2:13:45 21 Peter Dall 2:14:25 22 Giuseppe Denti 2:14:29 23 Bjorn Sivertsen 2:14:33 24 Igor Braslavskiy 2:14:38 25 Yuri Porotov 2:15:10 Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Véronique Marot 2:25:56 Wanda Panfil 2:27:05 Aurora Cunha 2:28:11 4 Dorthe Rasmussen 2:29:34 5 Raisa Smekhnova 2:30:15 6 Evy Palm 2:31:05 7 Angie Hulley 2:31:06 8 Lynn Harding 2:31:45 9 Charlotte Teske 2:32:34 10 Conceição Ferreira 2:32:50 11 Sheila Catford 2:33:04 12 Sally Ellis 2:33:24 13 Krystyna Chylińska Polish People's Republic 1980 Poland 2:33:46 14 Jill Clarke Harrison 2:34:19 15 Sissel Grottenberg 2:35:01 16 Sandra Branney 2:35:03 17 Rosemary Ellis 2:35:32 18 Marina Samy 2:36:32 19 Maria Polyzou 2:37:03 20 Dominique Rembert 2:37:04 21 Małgorzata Birbach Polish People's Republic 1980 Poland 2:37:08 22 Nicola Morris 2:38:21 23 Lyubov Klochko 2:38:22 24 Christine Kennedy 2:39:13 25 Ewa Szydlowska Polish People's Republic 1980 Poland 2:39:21 Wheelchair men Position Athlete NationalityTime David Holding 1:59:31 Ted Vince 1:59:32 Chris Hallam 1:59:33 4 Scott Paterson 1:59:39 5 Lex de Turck 2:08:12 6 Andy Haynes 2:09:55 7 Ian Thompson 2:11:24 8 Ivan Newman 2:16:30 9 Kevin Breen 2:16:35 10 Kevin Doran 2:22:04 Wheelchair women Position Athlete NationalityTime Josie Cichockyj 3:03:54 — Karen Davidson DNF – Karen Davidson DNF References Results Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-23. External links Official website 1989 London Marathon Marathon London Marathon