1997 London Marathon

The 1997 London Marathon was the 17th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 April. The elite men's race was won by Portugal's António Pinto in a time of 2:07:55 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:26:51.

17th London Marathon
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 April 1997
Champions
MenAntónio Pinto (2:07:55)
WomenJoyce Chepchumba (2:26:51)
Wheelchair menDavid Holding (1:42:15)
Wheelchair womenMonica Wetterström (1:49:09)

In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:42:15) and Sweden's Monica Wetterström (1:49:09) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Wetterstrom's winning time was a course record by a margin of more than eleven minutes (and the first woman to complete the distance under two hours).[1]

Around 78,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 39,813 had their applications accepted and 29,500 started the race. A total of 29,189 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
António Pinto Portugal2:07:55
Stefano Baldini Italy2:07:57
Josia Thugwane South Africa2:08:06
4Erick Kimaiyo Kenya2:08:08
5Richard Nerurkar United Kingdom2:08:36
6Steve Moneghetti Australia2:08:45
7Lawrence Peu South Africa2:09:10
8Paul Evans United Kingdom2:09:18
9José Manuel García Spain2:09:30
10Stéphane Franke Germany2:11:26
11Éder Fialho Brazil2:11:57
12Pablo Sierra Spain2:12:22
13Eamonn Martin United Kingdom2:12:29
14Jean-Pierre Monciaux France2:13:52
15Steven Brooks United Kingdom2:13:55
16José Castillo Peru2:14:15
17David Buzza United Kingdom2:14:17
18Miguel Mallqui Peru2:14:19
19Bruce Deacon Canada2:14:20
20Juan Ramon Torres Spain2:14:22
21Luis Reyes Mexico2:14:33
22Kamal Ziani Morocco2:14:33
23Henrique Cristostomo Portugal2:14:37
24Seiji Kushibe Japan2:15:10
25Isaac García Mexico2:15:14
—Jerry Lawson United StatesDNF
—Gary Staines United KingdomDNF
—Bashir Hussain United KingdomDNF
—David Payne United KingdomDNF
—Paulo Catarino PortugalDNF
—Carlos Patrício PortugalDNF

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Joyce Chepchumba Kenya2:26:51
Liz McColgan United Kingdom2:26:52
Lidia Șimon Romania2:27:11
4Sonja Oberem Germany2:28:02
5Ramilya Burangulova Russia2:28:07
6Manuela Machado Portugal2:28:12
7Christine McNamara United States2:28:18
8Renata Kokowska Poland2:28:21
9Alena Mazouka Belarus2:29:06
10Hellen Kimaiyo Kenya2:29:45
11Angelina Kanana Kenya2:30:09
12Ren Xiujuan China2:30:11
13Taeko Terauchi Japan2:31:23
14Linda Somers United States2:31:49
15Anuța Cătună Romania2:33:12
16Irina Kazakova France2:34:22
17Pan Jinhong China2:34:23
18Esther Kiplagat Kenya2:34:36
19Susan Hobson Australia2:35:23
20Marian Sutton United Kingdom2:35:45
21Albertina Machado Portugal2:36:23
22Matilde Ravizza Italy2:38:14
23Danielle Sanderson United Kingdom2:39:02
24Esmeralda Guillen Mexico2:39:24
25Tracy Swindell United Kingdom2:40:22
—Cathy Shum IrelandDNF
—Bettina Sabatini ItalyDNF
—Gitte Karlshøj DenmarkDNF
—Lornah Kiplagat KenyaDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
David Holding United Kingdom1:42:15
Håkan Ericsson Sweden1:42:16
Ivan Newman United Kingdom1:42:18
4Bogdan Krol Poland1:42:44
5Stephane Abando France1:42:56
6Ian Thompson United Kingdom1:45:06
7Daniel Sadler United Kingdom1:47:58
8Jurgen de Heve Belgium1:47:59
9Chris Madden United Kingdom1:50:55
10Richie Powell United Kingdom1:52:00

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Monica Wetterström Sweden1:49:09
Tanni Grey United Kingdom2:00:06
Rose Hill United Kingdom2:03:56
4Yvonne Looys Netherlands2:39:22
5Karen Dark United Kingdom2:41:11
6Tracey Gill United Kingdom3:28:45
7Susan White United Kingdom3:32:04

References
  1. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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