2010 London Marathon

The 2010 London Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 25 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede in a time of 2:05:19 hours and the elite women's race was won by Aselefech Mergia, also of Ethiopia, in 2:22:38.

30th London Marathon
The leaders of the elite men's race, including Kenya's Abel Kirui, who finished in fifth place
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Dates25 April 2010
Champions
MenTsegaye Kebede (2:05:19)
WomenAselefech Mergia (2:22:38)
Wheelchair menJosh Cassidy (1:35:21)
Wheelchair womenWakako Tsuchida (1:52:33)
Kenya's Duncan Kibet and Samuel Wanjiru (who retired due to injury)
The marathon approaching the 25 km (16 mi) point
Approaching the 25 km (16 mi) point
Two wheelchair racers in the marathon

In the wheelchair races, Canada's Josh Cassidy (1:35:21) and Japan's Wakako Tsuchida (1:52:33) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 163,000 people applied to enter the race: 51,378 had their applications accepted and 36,956 started the race.[2] A total of 36,553 runners, 24,423 men and 12,130 women, finished the race.[3]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Jack Gray (14:29), Jessica Judd (16:39), Daniel Lucker (12:36) and Hannah Cockroft (15:48).[4]

Summary

The men's event was won by Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia with a time of 2:05:19 and the women's event by Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia with a time of 2:22:38, a position moved up after numerous disqualifications for doping.[5] Kebede became the first non-Kenyan to win the men's event in seven years.[6] The men's wheelchair event was won by Josh Cassidy of Canada with a time of 1:35:21 while Wakako Tsuchida of Japan won the women's wheelchair event.[7]

The event saw 74 world record attempts, including one involving 34 runners bound together by bungee cord to form a "human caterpillar", among whom was Princess Beatrice of York, the fifth in line to the British throne, who became the first royal family member to participate in the marathon.[8] Of the attempts, 41 were successful.[9][10] The marathon was sponsored by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, having signed a five-year contract, taking over from previous sponsors, Flora.[8] Branson also ran the marathon for his first time.[8]

Prior to the marathon, there had been concerns that the air-travel disruption caused by the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull could disrupt the event, though many athletes from outside of the United Kingdom were brought in by an aircraft specially chartered from Spain.[9]

Both of the 2009 winners, Samuel Wanjiru and Irina Mikitenko, were present to defend their titles. However, neither athlete managed to finish the race as they both stopped around the mid-way point.[11]

Results

Elite men

[12]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:05:19
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:06:23
Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:06:55
4Abderrahime Bouramdane Morocco2:07:33
5Abel Kirui Kenya2:08:04
6Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:08:46
7Zersenay Tadese Eritrea2:12:03
8Andrew Lemoncello United Kingdom2:13:40
9Yonas Kifle Eritrea2:14:39
10Andi Jones United Kingdom2:16:38
11Ben Moreau United Kingdom2:16:46
12Lee Merrien United Kingdom2:16:48
13Clint Perrett New Zealand2:18:15
14Neil Renault United Kingdom2:18:09
15Dave Norman United Kingdom2:19:05
16Satoshi Irifune Japan2:19:25
17Steve Way United Kingdom2:19:38
18Gareth Raven United Kingdom2:19:55
19Kristoffer Osterlund Sweden2:20:06
20Pieter Vermeesh United Kingdom2:20:16
—John Kiprotich KenyaDNF
—Moses Kimeli Arusei KenyaDNF
—Michael Morgan United StatesDNF
—Titus Masai KenyaDNF
—Samuel Wanjiru KenyaDNF
—Dan Robinson United KingdomDNF
—Duncan Kibet KenyaDNF
—Gedion Ngatuny KenyaDNF
—John Kales KenyaDNF

Elite women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia2:22:38
Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia2:23:17
Askale Tafa Ethiopia2:24:39
4Yukiko Akaba Japan2:24:55
5Bai Xue China2:25:18
6Kim Smith New Zealand2:25:21
7Mari Ozaki Japan2:25:43
8Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom2:26:16
9Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:31:00
10Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia2:31:41
11Yoshimi Ozaki Japan2:32:26
12Berhane Adere Ethiopia2:33:46
13Tanith Maxwell South Africa2:34:24
14Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:35:57
15Deena Kastor United States2:36:20
16Helen Decker United Kingdom2:36:56
17Rebecca Robinson United Kingdom2:37:14
18Jo Wilkinson United Kingdom2:37:44
19Fiona Docherty New Zealand2:37:55
20Holly Rush United Kingdom2:37:56
21Susan Harrison United Kingdom2:38:53
22Constantina Diță Romania2:41:12
23Nicole Archer United Kingdom2:42:22
24Alyson Dixon United Kingdom2:43:48
25Jenny Bliss United Kingdom2:49:10
DQLiliya Shobukhova Russia2:22:00[13]
DQInga Abitova Russia2:22:19[14]
DQMariya Konovalova Russia2:35:21[15]
—Anikó Kálovics HungaryDNF
—Irina Mikitenko GermanyDNF
—Lyudmila Petrova RussiaDNF

[12]

Wheelchair men

[16]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Josh Cassidy Canada1:35:21
2Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:36:07
3David Weir United Kingdom1:37:01
4Kota Hokinoue Japan1:40:59
5Kurt Fearnley Australia1:41:37
6Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:44:11
7Masazumi Soejima Japan1:44:35
8Roger Puigbò Spain1:44:36
9Josh George United States1:46:57
10Mark Telford United Kingdom1:48:43

Wheelchair women

[17]

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:52:33
2Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:52:34
3Amanda McGrory United States1:52:36
4Nikki Emmerson United Kingdom2:17:46
5Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:33:50
6Shelly Woods United Kingdom2:45:40
—Diane Roy CanadaDNF

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  13. Retrospectively disqualified for doping in 2014.
  14. Retrospectively disqualified for doping in 2012.
  15. Retrospectively disqualified for doping in 2014.
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