2016 London Marathon
36th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, England, United Kingdom |
Date | 24 April 2016 |
Champions | |
Men | Eliud Kipchoge (2:03:05) |
Women | Jemima Sumgong (2:22:58) |
Wheelchair men | Marcel Hug (1:35:19) |
Wheelchair women | Tatyana McFadden (1:44:14) |
The 2016 London Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 24 April.[1] The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. The men's wheelchair race was won by Marcel Hug from Switzerland and the women's wheelchair race was won by American Tatyana McFadden.
Around 247,069 people applied to enter the race: 53,152 had their applications accepted and 39,523 started the race. These were all record highs for the race.[2] A total of 39,091 runners, 23,983 men and 15,108 women, finished the race.[3]
In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Thomas Mortimer (14:14), Sabrina Sinha (16:23), Jack Agnew (12:18) and Kare Adenegan (13:40).[4]
Course
The London Marathon is run over a largely flat course around the River Thames, and spans 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards). The route has markers at one mile and five kilometre intervals.[5]
The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern
As the runners reach the 10 km mark (6.2-mile), they pass by the
As the route leads away from Canary Wharf into
Race summary
The men's race was won by Kenyan
Coming less than a week after the
Astronaut Tim Peake ran the London Marathon from the International Space Station's treadmill, timed to begin just as the race did. Peake became the first man to run a marathon from space, and the second person after Sunita Williams ran the 2007 Boston Marathon from the ISS.[12]
Results
Men
Women
- † = Ran in mass race
Wheelchair men
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:35:19 | |
Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:35:20 | |
David Weir |
United Kingdom | 1:35:21 | |
4 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:35:23 |
5 | James Senbeta | United States | 1:35:24 |
6 | Hiroki Nishida | Japan | 1:35:32 |
7 | Aaron Pike | United States | 1:35:33 |
8 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:35:37 |
9 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 1:35:57 |
10 | Simon Lawson | United Kingdom | 1:37:02 |
11 | Rafael Botello | Spain | 1:38:35 |
12 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:38:35 |
13 | Laurens Molina | Costa Rica | 1:38:36 |
14 | Hong Suk-man | South Korea | 1:38:37 |
15 | Patrick Monahan | Ireland | 1:38:38 |
16 | Jose Jimenez | Costa Rica | 1:38:38 |
17 | Josh George | United States | 1:38:40 |
18 | John Smith | United Kingdom | 1:38:40 |
19 | Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:38:42 |
20 | Ryota Yoshida | Japan | 1:40:34 |
Wheelchair women
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:44:14 | |
Manuela Schär | Switzerland | 1:44:15 | |
Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:45:28 | |
4 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:47:41 |
5 | Zou Lihong | China | 1:52:42 |
6 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:52:49 |
7 | Susannah Scaroni | United States | 1:52:50 |
8 | Chelsea McClammer | United States | 1:55:58 |
9 | Christie Dawes | Australia | 1:56:46 |
10 | Natalia Kocherova | Russia | 1:58:43 |
11 | Nikki Emerson | United Kingdom | 2:20:40 |
12 | Martyna Snopek | Poland | 2:39:43 |
— | Aline Dos Santos Rocha |
Brazil | DQ |
— | Ma Jing | China | DQ |
References
- ^ "London Marathon 2016". BBC Sport. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Virgin Mini London marathon 2016 results. London Marathon (2016). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "2016 VMLM Road Closure Leaflet" (PDF). London Marathon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Storey, Peter; Onanuga, Tola; Murphy, Sam; Ashdown, John (23 April 2009). "London Marathon 2009: Mile-by-mile route map". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (24 April 2016). "Kipchoge Narrowly Misses World Record in London Marathon Win". Runner's World. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b "London Marathon: Jemima Sumgong & Eliud Kipchoge win elite races". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (24 April 2016). "Sumgong Overcomes Late-Race Fall to Win London Marathon". Runner's World. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "London Marathon: David Weir beaten by Marcel Hug in men's wheelchair race". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (24 April 2016). "London Marathon 2016: Eliud Kipchoge and Jemima Sumgong win". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space
- Results
- Virgin Money London Marathon 2016 Tracking and Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- Men Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- Women Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-02.