2014 London Marathon

34th annual marathon race in London August 2023 April 2017 34th London Marathon London-Marathon-2014-logo.jpg Event logo London, England 13 April 2014 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 2:04:29 Edna Kiplagat 2:20:19 Marcel Hug 1:32:41 Tatyana McFadden 1:45:12 2013 2015 The 2014 London Marathon was the 34th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich and the women's race was won by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat. The men's wheelchair race was won by Switzerland's Marcel Hug and the women's wheelchair race was won by American Tatyana McFadden. Kipsang and McFadden set course records. Around 169,682 people applied to enter the race: 49,872 had their applications accepted and 36,337 started 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 2020-04-25. A total of 35,817 runners, 22,571 men and 13,246 women, finished the race.London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25. In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Zak Miller (14:27), Lydia Turner (16:05), Nathan Maguire (12:24) and Lauren Knowles (14:23).Virgin Mini London marathon 2014 results https://web.archive.org/web/20210809171340/https://results-2014.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2014/minimarathon/ 9 August 2021 . London Marathon (2014). Retrieved 2020-04-26. Race description thumb|Charity-supporting non-elite participants in the race running along Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs The 2014 London Marathon was held on 13 April 2014. One of the largest crowds in London Marathon history, with spectators standing 10 to 15 people deep, turned out to cheer on the competitors in warm weather. The race began in Greenwich in South East London, passing by many of London's most famous landmarks, before finishing on The Mall. Men's race thumbnail|Leading elite men The men's elite race featured a particularly strong field, including marathon world-record holder Wilson Kipsang, reigning Olympic and world marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich, 2013 London Marathon champion Tsegaye Kebede, and London course-record holder Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai.Mo Farah will find it difficult to win the London Marathon at the first attempt. Retrieved 15 January 2014 Other notable competitors included Geoffrey Mutai, who unofficially ran the fastest marathon ever; Ayele Abshero, who has the fastest marathon debut; Xiamen and Dublin marathon champion Feyisa Lelisa; Paris Marathon champion Stanley Biwott; two-time New York Marathon champion Marilson dos Santos, and 2011 world 10,000 metres champion Ibrahim Jeilan. British Olympic 10,000 metres Gold medallist Mo Farah, who ran half the marathon in 2013, drew significant interest in his home country and internationally. It was the first-ever marathon for Farah, often hailed as one of the greatest distance track runners in history.Rough Debut for Farah as Kipsang Captures London Marathon 13 April 2014 John F, Burns The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/sports/international/rough-debut-for-farah-as-kipsang-captures-london-marathon.html 13 April 2014 Entering the final mile, two Kenyans led the race: 2012 London Marathon champion Wilson Kipsang and Stanley Biwott. Kipsang pulled away over the last mile, to win the race in 2 hours 4 minutes 29 seconds. Biwott finished second in a personal best 2:04:55. Ethiopians Kebede and Abshero followed, finishing the race in tandem, 2 minutes off the winning time and placing third and fourth respectively. Tsegaye Mekonnen, Geoffrey Mutai, Emmanuel Mutai, Farah and Lilesa formed the chasing pack, finishing 5th to 9th respectively, 4 minutes off the winning time. American Ryan Vail rounded out the top 10 runners, coming in at 02:10:57. Wilson Kipsang's winning time was a course record and the 16th-fastest marathon in history.Marathon Records: All Time Best Men's Marathon Times http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/alltimelist.cfm?Gen=M&Sort=Time Marathon Guide 13 April 2014 Women's race thumbnail|Leading elite women following a pacemaker The women's race came down to a sprint finish between two Kenyans, Edna Kiplagat and Florence Kiplagat. Edna Kiplagat won the battle of the two unrelated women and finished in a time of 2:20:21, five minutes slower than the course record set by Paula Radcliffe in 2005. Florence Kiplagat finished second, three seconds back. Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia finished third in her marathon debut after winning gold medals in the 10,000 metres during the previous two Olympic games. Wheelchair races American Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair marathon race for the second consecutive year, re-breaking the course record she established in 2013. It was her first marathon of the year after taking a short sabbatical from the sport to compete in the sit-ski cross-country during the 2014 Winter Paralympics, where she won Silver. In the men's wheelchair race, a week after winning the Paris Marathon, Marcel Hug beat his long-time rival David Wier in a sprint finish to take his first London title, having finished second in 2010, 2012 and 2013.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/27010069 BBC Sport London Marathon 2014: Marcel Hug beats David Weir to win wheelchair race 13 April 2014 13 April 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/26979804 BBC Sport London Marathon 2014: David Weir loses out to Marcel Hug 13 April 2014 13 April 2014 Non-elite race The non-elite marathon had 30,825 registered entrantsLondon Marathon 2014: Charities will be the big winners https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/london-marathon-2014-charities-will-be-the-big-winners-9256715.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/london-marathon-2014-charities-will-be-the-big-winners-9256715.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 14 April 2014 Independent 13 April 2014 Chiara Rimella Kitty Knowles including celebritiesLondon Marathon 2014: celebrity runners https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/london-marathon/10760362/London-Marathon-2014-celebrity-runners.html 14 April 2014 The Daily Telegraph 11 April 2014 and Members of Parliament.Record number of MPs run in London Marathon https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/13/mps-london-marathon-ed-balls The Guardian 13 April 2014 Alexandra Topping 13 April 2014 One man died in hospital after collapsing after the finish line.London Marathon 2014: Man dies in hospital after collapse https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27015820 13 April 2014 13 April 2014 BBC Millions of pounds were raised for charity by the run's participants.http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/11146036.London_Marathon_runners_raise_millions_for_charity_as_they_pound_streets_in_sun/?ref=nt London Marathon runners raise millions for charity as they pound streets in sun (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus) Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk 14 April 2014 Robert Berry, a runner from Newbury, Berkshire, collapsed at the finish line and the 42-year-old was pronounced dead after being transferred to St. Mary's Hospital. He was raising money for The National Osteoporosis Society as his mother had the condition. He had reported difficulty breathing before starting.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-marathon-runner-rob-berry-who-died-after-race-had-complained-nightmare-smog-9261895.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-marathon-runner-rob-berry-who-died-after-race-had-complained-nightmare-smog-9261895.html 1 May 2022 subscription London Marathon runner Rob Berry who died after race had complained of nightmare smog 15 April 2014 The Independent Berry was the twelfth runner to die at the London Marathon in its 34-year history. The previous was 30-year-old Claire Squires in 2012. Tributes flooded in and donations were made to Berry's JustGiving page.Robert Berry. JustGiving. Retrieved 29 May 2014. Results Men Position Athlete NationalityTime Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 2:04:29 Stanley Biwott 2:04:55 Tsegaye Kebede 2:06:30 4 Ayele Abshero 2:06:31 5 Tsegaye Mekonnen 2:08:06 6 Geoffrey Mutai 2:08:18 7 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:08:19 8 Mo Farah 2:08:21 9 Feyisa Lilesa 2:08:26 10 Ryan Vail 2:10:57 11 Chris Thompson 2:11:19 12 Stephen Kiprotich 2:11:37 13 Reid Coolsaet 2:13:40 14 Pedro Nimo 2:14:15 15 Steve Way 2:16:27 16 John Gilbert 2:16:46 17 Ben Livesey 2:17:44 18 Samuel Tsegay 2:19:10 19 Scott Overall 2:19:55 20 Jon Pepper 2:19:59 — Fernando Cabada DNF — Marílson Gomes dos Santos DNF — Amanuel Mesel DNF — Paulo Roberto Paula DNF — Ibrahim Jeilan DNF — Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut DNF — Linus Maiyo DNF — Milton Rotich Kiplagat DNF — Richard Sigei DNF — Edwin Kiptoo DNF — Haile Gebrselassie DNF Women Position Athlete NationalityTime Edna Kiplagat 2:20:21 Florence Kiplagat 2:20:24 Tirunesh Dibaba 2:20:35 4 Feyse Tadese 2:21:42 5 Aberu Kebede 2:23:21 6 Jéssica Augusto 2:24:25 7 Ana Dulce Félix 2:26:46 8 Tiki Gelana 2:26:58 9 Lyudmyla Kovalenko 2:31:31 10 Yuko Shimizu 2:32:00 11 Diane Nukuri 2:33:01 12 Nicola Duncan† 2:33:28 13 Amy Whitehead 2:34:20 14 Emma Stepto 2:36:05 15 Julie Briscoe† 2:39:43 16 Sara Bird† 2:39:55 17 Hayley Munn† 2:40:35 18 Shona Fletcher† 2:44:59 19 Claire Grima† 2:45:51 20 Mamie Konneh-Lahun† 2:46:20 — Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko† DQ (2:25:30) Note: † = ran in the non-elite section of the race Wheelchair men Position Athlete NationalityTime Marcel Hug Switzerland 1:32:41 David Weir 1:32:42 Ernst van Dyk 1:32:42 4 Kota Hokinoue 1:32:43 5 Pierre Fairbank 1:35:05 6 Jordi Jiménez 1:35:05 7 Heinz Frei 1:35:05 8 Richard Colman 1:35:05 9 Roger Puigbò 1:35:05 10 Josh George 1:35:08 11 James Senbeta 1:36:45 12 Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:36:45 13 Rafael Botello 1:36:45 14 Denis Lemeunier 1:38:01 15 Krige Schabort 1:38:01 16 Tomasz Hamerlak 1:38:50 17 Michel Filteau 1:39:17 18 Tobias Lotscher 1:39:41 19 Simon Lawson 1:39:42 20 Josh Cassidy 1:41:58 Wheelchair women Position Athlete NationalityTime Tatyana McFadden 1:45:12 Tatyana McFadden 1:45:12 Wakako Tsuchida 1:46:45 4 Susannah Scaroni 1:51:01 5 Christie Dawes 1:51:01 6 Shelly Woods 1:54:52 7 Diane Roy 1:54:54 8 Shirley Reilly 1:59:57 9 Jade Jones 1:59:59 10 Sarah Piercy 2:27:28 11 Martyna Snopek 2:43:01 References 30em Results Virgin London Marathon 2014 Tracking and Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2012-05-22. Men Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-02. Women Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-02. External links http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com Elite and wheelchair results Category:London Marathon London Marathon London Marathon London Marathon