2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon

None September 2020 thumb|110px|Official Video The Women's marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held starting and finishing at Gukchae – bosang Memorial Park on 27 August. A total of 54 runners began the race and twenty three nations were represented.Marathon – W Final https://web.archive.org/web/20140221185815/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByEvent.aspx?%2Fdisctype=4%2Fsex%3DW%2FdiscCode%3DMAR%2FcombCode%3Dhash%2FroundCode%3Df%2Fresults.html#detW_MAR_hash_f 21 February 2014 . IAAF (27 August 2011). Retrieved on 27 August 2011. The fastest entrant that year was Edna Kiplagat of Kenya, who had won the 2010 New York Marathon and finished third in London in April. Her compatriot Priscah Jeptoo (2011 Paris champion) and Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia (winner in Dubai) completed the three fastest athletes to start the race. Other fast Ethiopian and Kenyan entrants included Sharon Cherop, Bezunesh Bekele and Atsede Baysa. The 2009 runner-up Yoshimi Ozaki headed the Japanese team. Other major participants were Sweden's Isabella Andersson and Chinese duo Zhou Chunxiu and Zhu Xiaolin. The reigning champion Bai Xue was absent, as were the 2008 Olympic champion Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu and the two fastest runners that year (Mary Keitany and Liliya Shobukhova).Johnson, Len (21 August 2011). Women's Marathon – PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120503105208/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61173 3 May 2012 . IAAF. Retrieved on 27 August 2011. A large group of 19 runners remained in the leading pack after 30 km, but a Kenyan trio of Kiplagat, Jeptoo and Cherop pulled away from the group after this point. With some 5 km to go, Kiplagat and Cherop collided at the drinks station. Kiplagat fell to the ground. Cherop slowed down and waited for her teammate until they both resumed running. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T110827003235.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110827224912/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T110827003235.htm 2011-08-27 Kenya sweeps marathon / Akaba leads Japan with 5th-place finish : Sports : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri) Ken Marantz Yomiuri Shimbun Japan 2011 'I was so annoyed because it was not my fault, but after seeing that my friend has fallen down, I had to slow down and wait for her,' she said. 2 September 2011 Alt URL It was Kiplagat who went on to take the gold medal for Kenya (the first medal of the championships), while Jeptoo and Cherop finished in second and third. This was the first time that any country had won all the medals in a marathon at either the World Championships or the Olympic Games.Johnson, Len (27 August 2011). Women's Marathon – Kiplagat leads historical sweep for Kenya https://web.archive.org/web/20120503103850/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61303 3 May 2012 . IAAF. Retrieved on 27 August 2011. Bezunesh Bekele crossed the line for fourth place seven seconds later and Japan's Yukiko Akaba completed the top five.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/athletics/8726670/World-Athletics-Championships-2011-Edna-Kiplagat-survives-fall-to-win-womens-marathon-and-lead-Kenyan-1-2-3-in-Daegu.html Edna Kiplagat survives fall to win women's marathon and lead Kenyan 1–2–3 in Daegu 27 August 2011 The Daily Telegraph 1 September 2011 The competition also served as the IAAF World Marathon Cup team race, which was decided by totalling the times of each nation's three fastest runners. The Kenyan women easily won the title, while China and Ethiopia were the silver and bronze medallists, respectively. This result represented the first time that the Japanese women had failed to win a team medal, since the competition was incorporated at the 1997 World Championships. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeEdna KiplagatKenya 2011 WorldPriscah JeptooKenya 2011 WorldSharon CheropKenya 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: World recordPaula Radcliffe GBR2:15:25London, Great Britain13 April 2003Championship recordPaula Radcliffe GBR2:20:57Helsinki, Finland14 August 2005World LeadingMary Keitany KEN2:19:19London, Great Britain17 April 2011African RecordCatherine Ndereba KEN2:18:47Chicago, IL, United States7 October 2001Asian RecordMizuki Noguchi JPN2:19:12Berlin, Germany25 September 2005North, Central American and Caribbean recordDeena Kastor USA2:19:36London, Great Britain23 April 2006South American recordCarmem de Oliveira BRA2:27:41Boston, MA, United States18 April 1994European RecordPaula Radcliffe GBR2:15:25London, Great Britain13 April 2003Oceanian recordBenita Willis AUS2:22:36Chicago, IL, United States22 October 2006 Qualification standards A timeB time 2:43:00 Schedule Date Time Round27 August 2011 09:00 Final Results KEY:NRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2011 World 2:28:43 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 2011 World 2:29:00 Sharon Cherop Kenya 2011 World 2:29:14 SB 04 4 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2011 World 2:29:21 05 5 Yukiko Akaba Japan 2011 World 2:29:35 06 6 Zhou Chunxiu China 2011 World 2:29:58 07 7 Isabellah Andersson Sweden 2011 World 2:30:13 08 8 Wang Jiali China 2011 World 2:30:25 09 9 Marisa Barros Portugal 2011 World 2:30:29 10 Remi Nakazato Japan 2011 World 2:30:52 11 Chen Rong China 2011 World 2:31:11 12 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 2011 World 2:31:22 13 Irene Jerotich Kosgei Kenya 2011 World 2:31:29 SB 14 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2011 World 2:31:37 15 Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko Ukraine 2011 World 2:31:58 16 Jia Chaofeng China 2011 World 2:31:58 17 Tera Moody United States 2011 World 2:32:04 SB 18 Yoshimi Ozaki Japan 2011 World 2:32:31 19 Azusa Nojiri Japan 2011 World 2:33:42 20 Lishan Dula Bahrain 2011 World 2:33:47 21 Olena Burkovska Ukraine 2011 World 2:34:21 22 Mai Ito Japan 2011 World 2:35:16 23 Margarita Plaksina Russia 2011 World 2:35:39 24 Susan Partridge Great Britain 2011 World 2:35:57 25 Diana Lobačevskė Lithuania 2011 World 2:36:05 SB 26 Wang Xueqin China 2011 World 2:36:10 27 Lisa Stublić Croatia 2011 World 2:36:41 28 Kim Sung-eun South Korea 2011 World 2:37:05 SB 29 Caroline Rotich Kenya 2011 World 2:37:07 SB 30 Kathy Newberry United States 2011 World 2:37:28 SB 31 René Kalmer South Africa 2011 World 2:38:16 32 Alisa McKaig United States 2011 World 2:38:23 SB 33 Tetyana Holovchenko Ukraine 2011 World 2:39:25 SB 34 Lee Sook-Jung South Korea 2011 World 2:40:23 35 Chung Yun-Hee South Korea 2011 World 2:42:28 36 Bahar Doğan Turkey 2011 World 2:42:56 37 Annerien van Schalkwyk South Africa 2011 World 2:43:59 SB 38 Colleen De Reuck United States 2011 World 2:44:35 SB 39 Luvsanlkhündegiin Otgonbayar Mongolia 2011 World 2:45:58 40 Zoila Gómez United States 2011 World 2:46:44 SB 41 Judith Toribio Peru 2011 World 2:47:21 42 Alyson Dixon Great Britain 2011 World 2:50:51 43 Park Jun-Sook South Korea 2011 World 3:03:34 44 Choi Bo-ra South Korea 2011 World 3:10:06 45 Moleboheng Mafata Lesotho 2011 World 3:28:30 SB 46 Shariska Winterdal Aruba 2011 World 3:49:48 SB 99 Dire Tune Ethiopia 2011 World 9:99::99 DSQ 99 Lucia Kimani Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Alessandra Aguilar Spain 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Jemena Misayauri Peru 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Epiphanie Nyirabarame Rwanda 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Yuliya Ruban Ukraine 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Kateryna Stetsenko Ukraine 2011 World 9:99::99 DNF 99 Tanith Maxwell South Africa 2011 World 9:99::99 DNS See also 2011 World Marathon Cup References 30em External links Marathon results at IAAF website Marathon Category:Marathons at the World Athletics Championships World Championships Category:Women's marathons Category:Marathons in South Korea Category:Women's sport in South Korea