2011 London Marathon

31st annual marathon race in London August 2023 August 2023 31st London Marathon London-Marathon-2011-logo.jpg London, England, United Kingdom 17 April 2011 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:04:44 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 2:19:19 David Weir 1:30:05 Amanda McGrory 1:46:31 2010 2012 thumb|Runners in the mass race passing through Tooley Street The 2011 London Marathon was the 31st running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai in a course record time of 2:04:40 hours and the elite women's race was won by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, also of Kenya, in 2:19:19. Mutai's win made him the fourth-fastest ever over the distance. Runner-up Martin Lel sprinted to the line to beat Patrick Makau Musyoki, completing a Kenyan sweep of the podium. Keitany became the fourth-fastest woman ever, while defending champion Liliya Shobukhova came second with a Russian record time (later annulled due to doping).Brown, Matthew (17 April 2011). Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London. IAAF. Retrieved 25 April 2011.Creighton, Jessica (17 April 2011). Mutai and Keitany secure Kenyan London Marathon double. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2011. In the elite wheelchair racing marathon, Briton David Weir beat the defending champion Josh Cassidy to claim his fifth title at the event – the most in the history of the competition.David Weir claims record fifth London Marathon wheelchair title. The Guardian (17 April 2011). Retrieved 25 April 2011. London's 2009 women's wheelchair winner Amanda McGrory won her second title in a course record time of 1:46:31 hours.Marl, Sarah (17 April 2011). McGrory triumphs in new course record https://web.archive.org/web/20110721011557/http://www.disabilitysport.org.uk/nlstory_txt.cfm?ID=40085&NLID=43652 21 July 2011 . Disability Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2011. In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Robbie Farnham-Rose (14:22), Jessica Judd (15:38), Sheikh Muhidin (12:41) and Jade Jones (13:44).Virgin Mini London marathon 2011 results. London Marathon (2011). Retrieved 2020-04-26. A total of 163,926 people applied to enter the race, with 50,532 having their application accepted and 35,303 reaching the start line.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 2020-04-25. Among those starters 34,688 runners, 22,427 men and 12,261 women, finished the race.London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25. A total of 35 Guinness World Records were set at the competition.London marathon: Thousands join record-breaking elite. BBC Sport (17 April 2011). Retrieved 25 April 2011. The majority of the records were for completing the fastest race in a certain costume, but others included the fastest couple and fastest parent-child pairings. German Uli Killian solved 100 Rubik's Cube puzzles whilst completing the race.London Marathon: The oddest world records set https://web.archive.org/web/20110424134455/http://newslite.tv/2011/04/19/london-marathon-the-oddest-wor.html 24 April 2011 . News Lite (19 April 2011). Retrieved 25 April 2011. Steve Chalke, a Christian social activist, improved the record for the most funds raised for charity through a marathon run, raising £2.3 million for his Oasis Charitable Trust – beating his own record set at the previous year's race.Tong, Andrew (24 April 2011). Outside Edge: Straight home on home straight https://web.archive.org/web/20170519182423/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-straight-home-on-home-straight-2274176.html 19 May 2017 . The Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2011. The largest age group present at the race were men in their 30s, followed by men in their 40s. The joint-youngest runners were Michael Bennett and Helen Nutter, both taking part on their eighteenth birthdays (the minimum allowable age), while the oldest participant was 87-year-old Paul Freedman.McVeigh, Karen (17 April 2011). London Marathon 2011: Tutu much for some, while elsewhere rhinos run riot. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2011. Going against the traditionally strict invitational criteria for the elite races, an additional nine Japanese women were a late addition to the field. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Tōhoku region of Japan meant that the Nagoya Women's Marathon (a qualifier for the 2011 World Championships) was cancelled and a sympathetic agreement between the London race organisers and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations resulted in London taking the role of the cancelled Nagoya race.Okey, Nicola (23 March 2011). Japanese women added to London Marathon field. IAAF. Retrieved 25 April 2011.London Marathon offers respite for Japanese runners. BBC Sport (14 April 2011). Retrieved 25 April 2011. The 2011 London Marathon marked the last time that Dave Bedford acted as the sole race director, with Hugh Brasher (son of former runner Chris Brasher) joining Bedford in a joint role in 2012, and later taking full responsibility.Laurance, Ben (15 April 2011). London Marathon director was paid almost £250,000 last year. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2011. Results Elite men thumb|Emmanuel Mutai en route to his course record win thumb|Martin Lel sprinted to take second place. Position Athlete NationalityTime Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:04:40 CR Martin Lel 2:05:45 Patrick Makau Musyoki 2:05:45 4 Marílson Gomes dos Santos 2:06:345 Tsegaye Kebede 2:07:486 Jaouad Gharib 2:08:267 Dmitry Safronov 2:09:358 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od 2:11:35 NR Mongolian9 Michael Shelley 2:11:3810 Viktor Röthlin 2:12:44 11 Carlos Cordero 2:13:1312 Jason Lehmkuhle 2:13:4013 Lee Merrien 2:14:2714 Andrew Lemoncello 2:15:2415 José Manuel Martínez 2:15:2516 Jesper Faurschou 2:16:1517 Tomas Luna Dominguez 2:16:5818 David Webb 2:17:4119 Daniel Vargas 2:19:2620 John Gilbert 2:19:28 — Abel Kirui DNF — James Kwambai DNF — Stanley Biwott DNF — Jairus Chanchima DNF — Patrick Smyth DNF — Fred Kosgei DNF — Lee Troop DNF — Shadrack Kosgei DNF — Yonas Kifle DNF — Mo Trafeh DNF — Ahmad Abdullah DNF — Stephen Shay DNF — Arturo Regules DNF — Collis Birmingham DNF Original seventh place finisher Abderrahime Bouramdane of Morocco (2:08:42) was subsequently disqualified for doping.2017 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25. Elite women thumb|Mary Keitany won the women's race and became the fourth-fastest woman ever. thumb|Liliya Shobukhova was second in a Russian record time which was later annulled. Position Athlete NationalityTime Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 2:19:19 Edna Kiplagat 2:20:46 Bezunesh Bekele 2:23:424 Atsede Baysa 2:23:505 Yukiko Akaba 2:24:096 Irina Mikitenko 2:24:247 Jéssica Augusto 2:24:338 Aberu Kebede 2:24:349 Askale Tafa 2:25:2410 Azusa Nojiri 2:25:2911 Yoshiko Fujinaga 2:25:4012 Zhu Xiaolin 2:26:2813 Noriko Matsuoka 2:26:5414 Madaí Perez 2:27:0215 Lornah Kiplagat 2:27:5716 Jo Pavey 2:28:2417 Madoka Ogi 2:29:5218 Mizuho Nasukawa 2:30:0019 Louise Damen 2:30:0020 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet 2:31:2221 Risa Shigetomo 2:31:2822 Susan Partridge 2:34:1323 Zhou Chunxiu 2:34:2924 Helen Davies 2:35:4325 Paula Apolonio 2:35:4726 Tanith Maxwell 2:39:0727 Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu 2:39:1628 Yurika Nakamura 2:41:2229 Liz Yelling 2:41:34 — Aselefech Mergia DNF — Iness Chepkesis Chenonge DNF — Anikó Kálovics DNF There were multiple retrospective doping disqualifications in the women's race. Original runner-up Liliya Shobukhova had her Russian record of 2:20:15 annulled. Tenth place Mariya Konovalova and fifteenth place Inga Abitova (both also of Russia) had their runs of 2:25:18 and 2:26:31 disqualified. Wheelchair men thumb|David Weir and Heinz Frei duelling in the men's wheelchair race Position Athlete NationalityTime David Weir 1:30:05 Heinz Frei 1:30:07 Tomasz Hamerlak 1:30:544 Roger Puigbò 1:30:555 Josh Cassidy 1:30:566 Nobukazu Hanaoka 1:30:577 Saúl Mendoza 1:31:018 Choke Yasuoka 1:31:019 Denis Lemeunier 1:31:0110 Jordi Jiménez 1:34:4111 Marcel Hug 1:35:3512 Simon Lawson 1:43:1913 Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:43:3914 Mark Telford 1:45:5415 Richard Colman 1:49:03 Wheelchair women thumb|Action from the women's wheelchair race Position Athlete NationalityTime Amanda McGrory 1:46:31 CR Shelly Woods 1:46:31 Sandra Graf 1:46:334 Tatyana McFadden 1:46:345 Diane Roy 1:57:036 Sarah Piercy 2:25:13 References 30em Results Virgin London Marathon 2011 Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2011-04-25. Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-25. Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-25. External links Official race reports 2011 London Marathon London Marathon