2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on 6 August,[1] starting and finishing on Tower Bridge.[2]

Men's Marathon
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates6 August
Competitors98 from 50 nations
Winning time2:08.27
Medalists
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
    Tanzania
Video on YouTube
Official Video

Summary

The race started off with a tight pack running at a leisurely pace. 10 kilometres into the race, the British crowds were pleased to see Callum Hawkins in the lead, but there were 59 others in the lead pack. By 15 kilometres there were still 31 and by half way only another three had started to fall off the back. Then the racing began as a small group went off the front including the entire Kenyan team, a Kenyan Turkish transplant, two Ethiopians, two Eritreans, Alphonce Simbu from Tanzania and Hawkins. Of that group, Geoffrey Kirui, Tamirat Tola and Gideon Kipketer were pushing the pace as a three man pack. Kipketer faltered and it was a two man race with Simbu breaking off the front of the second pack. About 10 kilometres from the finish, Tola tried to break away. But the one breaking was Tola as Kirui came back and then set off on his own. Over the last seven kilometres, Kirui opened up almost a minute and half of daylight, comfortably crossing the line for the gold. Tola struggled to successfully hold off Simbu to keep silver while an inspired Hawkins picked up the pieces and finished a strong fourth just 26 seconds back.[3]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto  KEN 28 Sep 2014 Berlin, Germany
Championship 2:06:54 Abel Kirui  KEN 22 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
World leading 2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich  KEN 26 Feb 2017 Tokyo, Japan
African 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto  KEN 28 Sep 2014 Berlin, Germany
Asian 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka  JPN 13 Oct 2002 Chicago, United States
NACAC 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi  USA 14 Apr 2002 London, Great Britain
South American 2:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa  BRA 20 Sep 1998 Berlin, Germany
European 2:06:36 Benoit Zwierzchiewski  FRA 6 Apr 2003 Paris, France
Oceanian 2:07:51 Robert de Castella  AUS 21 Apr 1986 Boston, United States

No records were set at the competition.[5]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:19.00.[6]

Results

The final took place on 6 August at 10:54. The results were as follows:[7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Geoffrey Kirui Kenya (KEN)2:08:27SB
Tamirat Tola Ethiopia (ETH)2:09:49
Alphonce Simbu Tanzania (TAN)2:09:51
4Callum Hawkins Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:10:17PB
5Daniele Meucci Italy (ITA)2:10:56PB
6Gideon Kipketer Kenya (KEN)2:10:56
7Yohanes Ghebregergis Eritrea (ERI)2:12:07
8Daniel Wanjiru Kenya (KEN)2:12:16
9Yuki Kawauchi Japan (JPN)2:12:19
10Kentaro Nakamoto Japan (JPN)2:12:41
11Solomon Mutai Uganda (UGA)2:13:29
12Ezekiel Jafary Tanzania (TAN)2:14:05
13Abdi Hakin Ulad Denmark (DEN)2:14:22SB
14Kaan Kigen Özbilen Turkey (TUR)2:14:29SB
15Shumi Dechasa Bahrain (BHR)2:15:08PB
16Elkanah Kibet United States (USA)2:15:14
17Javier Guerra Spain (ESP)2:15:22
18Ihor Olefirenko Ukraine (UKR)2:15:34SB
19Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH)2:15:36
20Andrés Zamora Uruguay (URU)2:16:00PB
21Desmond Mokgobu South Africa (RSA)2:16:14
22Mick Clohisey Ireland (IRL)2:16:21SB
23Valentin Pfeil Austria (AUT)2:16:28
24Remigijus Kančys Lithuania (LTU)2:16:34
25Derlys Ayala Paraguay (PAR)2:16:37PB
26Hiroto Inoue Japan (JPN)2:16:54
27Ihor Russ Ukraine (UKR)2:17:01SB
28Thonakal Gopi India (IND)2:17:13
29Mert Girmalegesse Turkey (TUR)2:17:36
30Mohamed Reda El Aaraby Morocco (MAR)2:17:50
31Andrew Davies Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:17:59
32Mikael Ekvall Sweden (SWE)2:18:12SB
33Pardon Ndhlovu Zimbabwe (ZIM)2:18:37SB
34Munkhbayar Narandulam Mongolia (MGL)2:18:42PB
35Namupala Reonard Namibia (NAM)2:18:51SB
36Yuriy Rusyuk Ukraine (UKR)2:18:54SB
37Paulus Iiyambo Namibia (NAM)2:19:45
38Stephno Gwandu Huche Tanzania (TAN)2:20:05
39Josh Griffiths Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)2:20:06
40Tiidrek Nurme Estonia (EST)2:20:41SB
41Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom Eritrea (ERI)2:21:22
42Bobby Curtis United States (USA)2:21:22SB
43Robert Chemonges Uganda (UGA)2:21:24
44Happy Ndacha Mchelenje Malawi (MAW)2:21:39PB
45Jack Colreavy Australia (AUS)2:21:44
46Tseveenravdan Byambajav Mongolia (MGL)2:21:48
47Millen Matende Zimbabwe (ZIM)2:21:52SB
48Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od Mongolia (MGL)2:21:55
49Leslie Encina Chile (CHI)2:22:10
50Hassan Chani Bahrain (BHR)2:22:19
51Ignas Brasevičius Lithuania (LTU)2:22:20SB
52David Nilsson Sweden (SWE)2:22:53
53Roman Fosti Estonia (EST)2:23:28SB
54Thomas Toth Canada (CAN)2:23:47
55Manuel Cabrera Chile (CHI)2:24:08
56Daviti Kharazishvili Georgia (GEO)2:24:24
57Segundo Jami Ecuador (ECU)2:24:28
58José Amado García Guatemala (GUA)2:25:03
59Kim Hyo-su South Korea (KOR)2:25:08
60Brad Milosevic Australia (AUS)2:25:14
61David Carver Mauritius (MRI)2:25:45SB
62Girmaw Amare Israel (ISR)2:26:37
63Sean Hehir Ireland (IRL)2:27:33
64Yu Seung-yeop South Korea (KOR)2:29:06
65Shin Kwang-sik South Korea (KOR)2:29:52
66Rok Puhar Slovenia (SLO)2:33:12
67Juan Carlos Trujillo Guatemala (GUA)2:33:42SB
68Luis Orta Venezuela (VEN)2:33:42PB
69Luis Carlos Rivero Guatemala (GUA)2:41:39
70Ricardo Ramos Mexico (MEX)2:41:50SB
71Abraham Niyonkuru Burundi (BDI)2:42:27
Jorge Castelblanco Panama (PAN)DNF
Jean-Pierre Castro Peru (PER)DNF
Anuradha Cooray Sri Lanka (SRI)DNF
Nicolás Cuestas Uruguay (URU)DNF
Abdelhadi El Hachimi Belgium (BEL)DNF
Iván Fernández Spain (ESP)DNF
Eric Gillis Canada (CAN)DNF
Josh Harris Australia (AUS)DNF
Marius Ionescu Romania (ROM)DNF
Stefano La Rosa Italy (ITA)DNF
Ayad Lamdassem Spain (ESP)DNF
Raúl Machacuay Peru (PER)DNF
Augustus Maiyo United States (USA)DNF
Mariano Mastromarino Argentina (ARG)DNF
Tsepo Mathibelle Lesotho (LES)DNF
Amanuel Mesel Eritrea (ERI)DNF
Ercan Muslu Turkey (TUR)DNF
Lebenya Nkoka Lesotho (LES)DNF
Cutbert Nyasango Zimbabwe (ZIM)DNF
Sibusiso Nzima South Africa (RSA)DNF
Bhumiraj Rai Nepal (NEP)DNF
Ricardo Ribas Portugal (POR)DNF
Aguelmis Rojas Uruguay (URU)DNF
Maru Teferi Israel (ISR)DNF
Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia (ETH)DNF
Enzo Yáñez Chile (CHI)DNF
Valērijs Žolnerovičs Latvia (LAT)DNF
Lusapho April South Africa (RSA)DNS
Mumin Gala Djibouti (DJI)DNS

References

  1. "Marathon Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. Start list
  3. "World Championships 2017: Callum Hawkins fourth as Geoffrey Kirui wins marathon". BBC Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Marathon Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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