2016 London Marathon

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.

36th London Marathon
VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Date24 April 2016
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:03:05)
WomenJemima Sumgong (2:22:58)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:35:19)
Wheelchair womenTatyana McFadden (1:44:14)

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
Male runners Antonio Uribe (23rd), Lee Merrien (19th), Mathew Bond (17th) and Sean Hehir.

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 Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road. From these points around Blackheath at 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through Charlton. The three courses converge after 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks.[6]

As the runners reach the 10 km mark (6.2-mile), they pass by the Old Royal Naval College and head towards Cutty Sark drydocked in Greenwich. Heading next into Deptford and Surrey Quays in the Docklands, and out towards Bermondsey, competitors race along Jamaica Road before reaching the half-way point as they cross Tower Bridge. Running east again along The Highway through Wapping, competitors head up towards Limehouse and into Mudchute in the Isle of Dogs via Westferry Road, before heading into Canary Wharf.[6]

As the route leads away from Canary Wharf into Poplar, competitors run west down Poplar High Street back towards Limehouse and on through Commercial Road. They then move back onto The Highway, onto Lower and Upper Thames Streets. Heading into the final leg of the race, competitors pass The Tower of London on Tower Hill. In the penultimate mile along The Embankment, the London Eye comes into view, before the athletes turn right into Birdcage Walk to complete the final 352 m (385 yards), catching the sights of Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, and finishing in The Mall alongside St. James's Palace.[6]

Race summary
Women's elite runners Charlotte Purdue (16th), Sonia Samuels (14th) and Alyson Dixon (13th).

The men's race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge in a new course record, eight seconds shy of the world record. Kipchoge, after running alongside Stanley Biwott for most of the race, broke off to defend the title he won the previous year.[7][8] The women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong, who fell along with two-time winner Mary Keitany and 2010 winner Aselefech Mergia in the latter stages of the race. Sumgong recovered to take the finish line, in front of 2015 winner Tigist Tufa.[9][8]

Coming less than a week after the Boston Marathon, the same winners won the London wheelchair races. Marcel Hug from Switzerland won the men's wheelchair division and the women's wheelchair division was won by American Tatyana McFadden. Hug won ahead of course record holder Kurt Fearnley and six-time winner David Weir, with the top three finishers each separated by a second. McFadden held off Manuela Schär by a single second to claim her fourth consecutive title, with 2010 winner Wakako Tsuchida coming in third.[10][11]

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
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya2:03:05
Stanley Biwott Kenya2:03:51
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia2:06:36
4Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Eritrea2:07:46
5Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya2:07:52
6Tilahun Regassa Ethiopia2:09:47
7Sisay Lemma Ethiopia2:10:45
8Callum Hawkins United Kingdom2:10:52
9Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya2:11:44
10Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom Eritrea2:11:56
11Yuki Sato Japan2:12:14
12Tsegai Tewelde United Kingdom2:12:23
13Vitaliy Shafar Ukraine2:12:36
14Derek Hawkins United Kingdom2:12:57
15Serhiy Lebid Ukraine2:14:07
16Chris Thompson United Kingdom2:15:05
17Matthew Bond United Kingdom2:15:32
18Robbie Simpson United Kingdom2:15:38
19Lee Merrien Guernsey2:16:42
20Sean Hehir Ireland2:17:23
21Paul Martelletti United Kingdom2:17:30
22Andrew Davies United Kingdom2:17:45
23Robyn Watson Canada2:18:45
24Thomas Frazer Ireland2:19:21
25Aaron Scott United Kingdom2:19:22
26Ben Moreau United Kingdom2:19:43
27José Antonio Uribe Marino Mexico2:20:21
28Stephen Scullion United Kingdom2:20:39
29Steve Way United Kingdom2:20:54
30Thomas Payn United Kingdom2:21:25
—Boniface Toroitich Kiprop KenyaDNF
—Gideon Kipketer KenyaDNF
—Wilfred Kirwa Kigen KenyaDNF
—Kevin Kipruto Kochei KenyaDNF
—Ezrah Kiprotich Sang KenyaDNF
—Cosmas Lagat KenyaDNF
—Gervais Hakizimana RwandaDNF
—Samuel Tsegay EritreaDNF
—Amanuel Mesel EritreaDNF
—Arne Gabius GermanyDNF
—Marcin Chabowski PolandDNF
—Scott Overall United KingdomDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Jemima Sumgong Kenya2:22:58
Tigist Tufa Ethiopia2:23:03
Florence Kiplagat Kenya2:23:39
4Volha Mazuronak Belarus2:23:54
5Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia2:23:57
6Mare Dibaba Ethiopia2:24:09
7Feyse Tadese Ethiopia2:25:03
8Priscah Jeptoo Kenya2:27:27
9Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya2:28:30
10Jéssica Augusto Portugal2:28:53
11Katarzyna Kowalska Poland2:29:47
12Sara Hall United States2:30:06
13Alyson Dixon United Kingdom2:31:52
14Sonia Samuels United Kingdom2:32:00
15Irvette van Zyl South Africa2:32:20
16Charlotte Purdue United Kingdom2:32:48
17Tracy Barlow† United Kingdom2:33:25
18Cassie Fien Australia2:33:36
19Christina Muir† United Kingdom2:37:42
20Freya Murray United Kingdom2:37:52
21Hayley Munn† United Kingdom2:38:13
22Georgie Bruinvels† United Kingdom2:38:20
23René Kalmer South Africa2:39:44
—Polline Wanjiku KenyaDNF
—Angela Tanui KenyaDNF
—Helah Kiprop KenyaDNF
—Charlotte Arter United KingdomDNF
—Caryl Jones United KingdomDNF
  • † = Ran in mass race

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:35:19
Kurt Fearnley Australia1:35:20
David Weir United Kingdom1:35:21
4Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:35:23
5James Senbeta United States1:35:24
6Hiroki Nishida Japan1:35:32
7Aaron Pike United States1:35:33
8Kota Hokinoue Japan1:35:37
9Pierre Fairbank France1:35:57
10Simon Lawson United Kingdom1:37:02
11Rafael Botello Spain1:38:35
12Masazumi Soejima Japan1:38:35
13Laurens Molina Costa Rica1:38:36
14Hong Suk-man South Korea1:38:37
15Patrick Monahan Ireland1:38:38
16Jose Jimenez Costa Rica1:38:38
17Josh George United States1:38:40
18John Smith United Kingdom1:38:40
19Denis Lemeunier France1:38:42
20Ryota Yoshida Japan1:40:34

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Tatyana McFadden United States1:44:14
Manuela Schär  Switzerland1:44:15
Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:45:28
4Amanda McGrory United States1:47:41
5Zou Lihong China1:52:42
6Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:52:49
7Susannah Scaroni United States1:52:50
8Chelsea McClammer United States1:55:58
9Christie Dawes Australia1:56:46
10Natalia Kocherova Russia1:58:43
11Nikki Emerson United Kingdom2:20:40
12Martyna Snopek Poland2:39:43
—Aline Dos Santos Rocha BrazilDQ
—Ma Jing ChinaDQ

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Results
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