2004 London Marathon

24th London Marathon April 2020 April 2020 24th London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18 April 2004 Evans Rutto 2:06:18 Margaret Okayo 2:22:35 Saúl Mendoza 1:36:56 Francesca Porcellato 2:04:58 2003 2005 The 2004 London Marathon was the 24th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday 18 April. The race was the coldest London Marathon in history, and the wettest race in history until it was surpassed in 2020. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Evans Rutto in a time of 2:06:18 and the women's race was won in 2:22:35 by Margaret Okayo, also of Kenya. In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:36:56) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (2:04:58) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the mass-participation race, a total of 31,659 runners, 23,265 men and 8,394 women, finished the race. Competitors The men's race featured 2003 winner Gezahegne Abera and Evans Rutto, whose debut time at the 2003 Chicago Marathon was the fastest first race time by anyone, and was enough to win the event.https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a761276/london-04-the-race-report/ London 04 - The Race Report Runner's World 19 April 2004 13 September 2021 Sammy Korir, who had recorded the second fastest marathon of all-time also competed,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/london_marathon_2004/3636501.stm Rutto survives fall to win BBC Sport 18 April 2004 13 September 2021 as did Moroccan world champion Jaouad Gharib.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85254686/2004-london-marathon-preview/ Ethiopia's "Beckham" draws strength from impassioned support The Independent Newspapers.com 17 April 2004 60 13 September 2021 Paul Tergat, the world record holder in the men's marathon, did not compete due to an injury.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85254433/2004-great-manchester-run/ Okayo in quick return to race action London Evening Standard Newspapers.com 21 April 2004 128 13 September 2021 The women's race featured Margaret Okayo, who had won two New York City Marathons, and Sun Yingjie was a favourite for the race.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/london_marathon_2004/3636497.stm Okayo recovers to take win BBC Sport 18 April 2004 13 September 2021 Sun had set the third fastest time ever at the 2003 Beijing Marathon. Paula Radcliffe, who won the 2003 race did not compete;https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85254868/sun-2004-lm/ Sun threatens to put Radcliffe in the shade The Independent Newspapers.com 16 April 2004 47 13 September 2021 she had set the women's marathon world record at that event.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/20/paula-radcliffe-london-marathon-record Paula Radcliffe recalls her 'impossible' London marathon record run The Observer 20 April 2013 13 September 2021 Race summary thumb|left|Margaret Okayo won the elite women's race.|alt=Black woman running in white top and blue bottoms on a road. thumb|right|Francesca Porcellato won the women's wheelchair race|alt=Headshot of a white woman in a bright blue kit with cars in the background. The elite and wheelchair races started in dry conditions, though the course became wet later on.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3634713.stm Marathon spirit high despite rain BBC News 18 April 2004 13 September 2021 It was the coldest London Marathon in history, as the temperature was 5.3 C F at the start of the races.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei London Marathon: Kitata and Kosgei win as blocked ear foils Kipchoge Ingle Sean The Guardian 4 October 2020 22 October 2020 21 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021204534/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/04/london-marathon-race-report-shura-kitata-eliud-kipchoge-brigid-kosgei live There was 12.4 mm in of rain during the race, making it at the time the wettest London Marathon event in history;https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-09-29/london-marathon-facts-you-may-not-know-about-the-capitals-famous-262-mile-event London Marathon: Facts you may not know about the capital's famous 26.2 mile event ITV News 30 September 2020 15 September 2021 the 2020 London Marathon later surpassed the 2004 race for amount of rain, as it was run during Storm Alex. The men's race was won by Kenyan Evans Rutto. Sammy Korir finished second and Jaouad Gharib finished third. Gezahegne Abera withdrew from the race after about 10 km mi. Rutto, Korir and John Yuda Msuri broke away from the pack around 25 km mi into the race, and Yuda was distanced from the pair about 6 mi km from the finish line. During the race, Rutto fell on a cobblestone section near to the Tower of London and brought down Korir; the 2005 race was rerouted to avoid these cobblestones.https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a761699/flora-london-marathon-course-changes-2005/ Flora London Marathon Course Changes 2005 Runner's World 13 December 2004 13 September 2021https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85255005/2004-05-lm-route-changes/ Bedford backs Brown to run his lifetime best London Evening Standard Newspapers.com 21 December 2004 37 13 September 2021 At the time, Rutto's time of 2:06:18 was the best finishing time for a marathon that year. Rutto was not selected in the Kenyan team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, as Korir was chosen instead. Jon Brown was the highest place British finisher, and he finished faster than the Olympic qualifying time. The women's race was won by Kenyan Margaret Okayo, ahead of Lyudmila Petrova in second, and Constantina Diță in third. It was the first time that Kenyan athletes had won both the men's and women's London Marathon events in the same year. Okayo fell behind the leading pack containing Diță after around 10 mi km of the race, but caught and passed the leaders around 20 mi km into the race. Diță was overtaken in the closing stages of the race. Tracey Morris was the highest finishing Briton in the race; as a result, she was selected for the British marathon team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, alongside Paula Radcliffe and Liz Yelling.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3637155.stm Marathon runner makes Olympics BBC News 19 April 2004 14 September 2021 The men's wheelchair race was won by Mexican Saúl Mendoza, with David Weir finishing second.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/london_marathon_2004/3636627.stm Mendoza wins on debut BBC News 18 April 2004 13 September 2021 During the race, Mendoza accidentally followed a police motorbike which diverted him away from the course.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/19/weather.sport Weather fails to spoil London marathon The Guardian 19 April 2004 13 September 2021 The women's wheelchair race was won by Italian Francesca Porcellato for the second successive year. Briton Paula Craig finished second, with Swedish debutant Gunilla Wallengren finishing third. Non-elite race thumb|right|Tony Audenshaw, pictured here in 2011, was the first celebrity to finish.|alt=Headshot of man with blonde wig in fluorescent yellow running top. The mass-participation event had three start points. The races from those locations were started by former runner Roger Bannister, rugby union player Jonny Wilkinson and then IAAF president Lamine Diack respectively. A total of 108,000 people applied to enter the race: 45,219 had their applications accepted and 32,746 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 31,659 runners, 23,265 men and 8,394 women, finished the race.London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25. Finishers included Fauja Singh, who was aged 93, and finished in a time of 6:07:13.https://books.google.com/books?id=8Bi0gELqeP4C Fitter for Life: The Secrets of 25 Masters of Fitness Mayhew Ed Airleaf 118–120 2005 9781594537127 Singh was the oldest finisher at any London Marathon.https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/london-marathon-26-facts-and-records-from-the-capital-s-big-race-10196016.html London Marathon: 26 facts and records from the capital's big race Evening Standard 23 April 2015 14 September 2021 Emmerdale star Tony Audenshaw was the first celebrity to finish, and other notable celebrity participants included chefs Gordon Ramsay and Michel Roux, as well as jockey Richard Dunwoody, former cricketer Graham Gooch, former swimmer Adrian Moorhouse, former England football manager Graham Taylor, former leader of the Conservative Party Iain Duncan Smith and politician Jeffrey Archer. Results Note: Only the top 20 finishers are listed. Men + Elite men's top 20 finishershttps://more.arrs.run/race/57237 2004 London Marathon Association of Road Racing Statisticians 12 August 2021Position Athlete NationalityTime Evans Rutto 2:06:20 Sammy Korir 2:06:48 Jaouad Gharib 2:07:124 Stefano Baldini 2:08:375 Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 1996 2:09:076 Benoît Zwierzchiewski 2:09:357 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 2:09:428 Lee Troop 2:09:429 John Yuda Msuri 2:10:1310 Joseph Kadon 2:11:3011 Joseph Ngolepus 2:12:0212 William Kiplagat 2:12:0413 Sisay Bezabeh 2:12:0514 Scott Westcott 2:13:3015 Jon Brown runner 2:13:3916 Dan Robinson runner 2:13:5317 Nikolaos Polias 2:15:0218 Chris Cariss 2:15:0819 Huw Lobb 2:15:4920 Mark Hudspith 2:16:15 Women + Elite women's top 20 finishersPosition Athlete NationalityTime Margaret Okayo 2:22:35 Lyudmila Petrova 2:26:02 Constantina Diță 2:26:524 Albina Mayorova 2:27:255 Joyce Chepchumba 2:28:016 Svetlana Zakharova runner 2:28:107 Yingjie Sun Sun Yingjie 2:28:328 Alina Ivanova 2:28:489 Svetlana Demidenko 2:33:0610 Tracey Morris 2:33:5211 Birhan Dagne 2:34:4512 Jackie Gallagher runner 2:34:4813 Jo Lodge 2:34:4914 Michelle Lee runner 2:35:5115 Sue Harrison runner 2:38:2016 Michaela McCullum 2:39:1017 Mara Yamauchi 2:39:1518 Spyridoula Souma 2:40:3419 Valerie Young 2:41:3220 Susan Partridge Susan Partridge (athlete) 2:41:44 Wheelchair men + Wheelchair men's finishersPosition Athlete NationalityTime Saúl Mendoza 1:36:56 David Weir wheelchair athlete 1:42:50 Alain Fuss 1:45:25 4 Tushar Patel 1:51:03 5 Jeff Adams 1:59:07 6 Jason Richards wheelchair athlete 2:00:11 7 Andrew Cheek 2:03:31 8 Daniel Kukla 2:05:02 9 Steve Williamson wheelchair athlete 2:18:42 10 Geof Allen 2:21:44 Wheelchair women + Wheelchair women's finishersPosition Athlete NationalityTime Francesca Porcellato 2:04:58 Paula Craig 2:07:52 Gunilla Wallengren 2:14:13 4 Michelle Lewis wheelchair athlete 2:52:27 References Results Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-18. External links Official website 2004 London Marathon Marathon London Marathon