2011 London Marathon

The 2011 London Marathon was the 31st running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai in a course record time of 2:04:40 hours and the elite women's race was won by Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, also of Kenya, in 2:19:19.

31st London Marathon
VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Dates17 April 2011
Champions
MenEmmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (2:04:44)
WomenMary Jepkosgei Keitany (2:19:19)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:30:05)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:46:31)
Runners in the mass race passing through Tooley Street

Mutai's win made him the fourth-fastest ever over the distance. Runner-up Martin Lel sprinted to the line to beat Patrick Makau Musyoki, completing a Kenyan sweep of the podium. Keitany became the fourth-fastest woman ever, while defending champion Liliya Shobukhova came second with a Russian record time (later annulled due to doping).[1][2]

In the elite wheelchair racing marathon, Briton David Weir beat the defending champion Josh Cassidy to claim his fifth title at the event – the most in the history of the competition.[3] London's 2009 women's wheelchair winner Amanda McGrory won her second title in a course record time of 1:46:31 hours.[4]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Robbie Farnham-Rose (14:22), Jessica Judd (15:38), Sheikh Muhidin (12:41) and Jade Jones (13:44).[5]

A total of 163,926 people applied to enter the race, with 50,532 having their application accepted and 35,303 reaching the start line.[6] Among those starters 34,688 runners, 22,427 men and 12,261 women, finished the race.[7] A total of 35 Guinness World Records were set at the competition.[8] The majority of the records were for completing the fastest race in a certain costume, but others included the fastest couple and fastest parent-child pairings. German Uli Killian solved 100 Rubik's Cube puzzles whilst completing the race.[9] Steve Chalke, a Christian social activist, improved the record for the most funds raised for charity through a marathon run, raising £2.3 million for his Oasis Charitable Trust – beating his own record set at the previous year's race.[10] The largest age group present at the race were men in their 30s, followed by men in their 40s. The joint-youngest runners were Michael Bennett and Helen Nutter, both taking part on their eighteenth birthdays (the minimum allowable age), while the oldest participant was 87-year-old Paul Freedman.[11]

Going against the traditionally strict invitational criteria for the elite races, an additional nine Japanese women were a late addition to the field. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Tōhoku region of Japan meant that the Nagoya Women's Marathon (a qualifier for the 2011 World Championships) was cancelled and a sympathetic agreement between the London race organisers and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations resulted in London taking the role of the cancelled Nagoya race.[12][13]

The 2011 London Marathon marked the last time that Dave Bedford acted as the sole race director, with Hugh Brasher (son of former runner Chris Brasher) joining Bedford in a joint role in 2012, and later taking full responsibility.[14]

Results

Elite men
Emmanuel Mutai en route to his course record win
Martin Lel sprinted to take second place.
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:04:40 CR
Martin Lel Kenya2:05:45
Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya2:05:45
4Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:06:34
5Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:07:48
6Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:08:26
7Dmitry Safronov Russia2:09:35
8Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od Mongolia2:11:35 NR
9Michael Shelley Australia2:11:38
10Viktor Röthlin  Switzerland2:12:44
11Carlos Cordero Mexico2:13:13
12Jason Lehmkuhle United States2:13:40
13Lee Merrien United Kingdom2:14:27
14Andrew Lemoncello United Kingdom2:15:24
15José Manuel Martínez Spain2:15:25
16Jesper Faurschou Denmark2:16:15
17Tomas Luna Dominguez Mexico2:16:58
18David Webb United Kingdom2:17:41
19Daniel Vargas Mexico2:19:26
20John Gilbert United Kingdom2:19:28
—Abel Kirui KenyaDNF
—James Kwambai KenyaDNF
—Stanley Biwott KenyaDNF
—Jairus Chanchima KenyaDNF
—Patrick Smyth United StatesDNF
—Fred Kosgei KenyaDNF
—Lee Troop AustraliaDNF
—Shadrack Kosgei KenyaDNF
—Yonas Kifle EritreaDNF
—Mo Trafeh United StatesDNF
—Ahmad Abdullah QatarDNF
—Stephen Shay United StatesDNF
—Arturo Regules MexicoDNF
—Collis Birmingham AustraliaDNF

Elite women
Mary Keitany won the women's race and became the fourth-fastest woman ever.
Liliya Shobukhova was second in a Russian record time.
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya2:19:19
Edna Kiplagat Kenya2:20:46
Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia2:23:42
4Atsede Baysa Ethiopia2:23:50
5Yukiko Akaba Japan2:24:09
6Irina Mikitenko Germany2:24:24
7Jéssica Augusto Portugal2:24:33
8Aberu Kebede Ethiopia2:24:34
9Askale Tafa Ethiopia2:25:24
10Azusa Nojiri Japan2:25:29
11Yoshiko Fujinaga Japan2:25:40
12Zhu Xiaolin China2:26:28
13Noriko Matsuoka Japan2:26:54
14Madaí Perez Mexico2:27:02
15Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands2:27:57
16Jo Pavey United Kingdom2:28:24
17Madoka Ogi Japan2:29:52
18Mizuho Nasukawa Japan2:30:00
19Louise Damen United Kingdom2:30:00
20Magdalena Lewy-Boulet United States2:31:22
21Risa Shigetomo Japan2:31:28
22Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:34:13
23Zhou Chunxiu China2:34:29
24Helen Davies United Kingdom2:35:43
25Paula Apolonio Mexico2:35:47
26Tanith Maxwell South Africa2:39:07
27Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu Norway2:39:16
28Yurika Nakamura Japan2:41:22
29Liz Yelling United Kingdom2:41:34
—Aselefech Mergia EthiopiaDNF
—Iness Chepkesis Chenonge KenyaDNF
—Anikó Kálovics HungaryDNF
  • There were multiple retrospective doping disqualifications in the women's race. Original runner-up Liliya Shobukhova had her Russian record of 2:20:15 annulled. Tenth place Mariya Konovalova and fifteenth place Inga Abitova (both also of Russia) had their runs of 2:25:18 and 2:26:31 disqualified.

Wheelchair men
David Weir and Heinz Frei duelling in the men's wheelchair race
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Weir United Kingdom1:30:05
Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:30:07
Tomasz Hamerlak Poland1:30:54
4Roger Puigbò Spain1:30:55
5Josh Cassidy Canada1:30:56
6Nobukazu Hanaoka Japan1:30:57
7Saúl Mendoza Mexico1:31:01
8Choke Yasuoka Japan1:31:01
9Denis Lemeunier France1:31:01
10Jordi Jiménez Spain1:34:41
11Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:35:35
12Simon Lawson United Kingdom1:43:19
13Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan1:43:39
14Mark Telford United Kingdom1:45:54
15Richard Colman Australia1:49:03

Wheelchair women
Action from the women's wheelchair race
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Amanda McGrory United States1:46:31 CR
Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:46:31
Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:46:33
4Tatyana McFadden United States1:46:34
5Diane Roy Canada1:57:03
6Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:25:13

References
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