2009 London Marathon

The 2009 London Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:22:11.[1]

29th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, England
Date26 April 2009
Champions
MenSamuel Wanjiru (2:05:10)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:22:11)
Wheelchair menKurt Fearnley (1:28:56)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:50:39)

In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:28:56) and American Amanda McGrory (1:50:39) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Fearnley defeated David Weir by one second, taking the Briton's course record in the process.[2]

Around 155,000 people applied to enter the race: 49,995 had their applications accepted and 35,884 started the race.[3] A total of 35,266 runners, 24,228 men and 11,038 women, finished the race.[4]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Ronnie Sparke (14:20), Ciara Mageean (16:16), Daniel Lucker (12:30) and Hannah Cockroft (15:42).[5]

Results

Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Samuel Wanjiru Kenya2:05:10
Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:05:20
Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:05:27
4Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:06:53
5Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:07:44
6Yonas Kifle Eritrea2:08:28
7Atsushi Sato Japan2:09:16
8Meb Keflezighi United States2:09:21
9Felix Limo Kenya2:09:47
10Dathan Ritzenhein United States2:10:00
11Tessema Abshero Ethiopia2:11:18
12Andi Jones United Kingdom2:15:20
13Martin Dent Australia2:15:24
14Rafał Wójcik Poland2:16:41
15Benedict Whitby United Kingdom2:18:14
16Elmore Sibanda Zimbabwe2:19:02
17Richard Gardiner United Kingdom2:19:48
18Tomas Abyu United Kingdom2:20:09
19Neil Renault United Kingdom2:20:30
20John McFarlane United Kingdom2:20:44
—Abderrahim Goumri MoroccoDQ
—Luke Kibet Bowen KenyaDNF
—El Hassan Lahssini FranceDNF
—Zersenay Tadese EritreaDNF
—Hicham Bellani MoroccoDNF
—Elijah Keitany KenyaDNF
—Sammy Kiprono KenyaDNF
—John Kales KenyaDNF
—Philip Wicks United KingdomDNF
—Simon Tanui KenyaDNF
—William Chebor KenyaDNF
  • Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri originally placed sixth with a time of 2:08:25 hours, but this was subsequently disqualified due to doping.[6]

Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Irina Mikitenko Germany2:22:11
Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom2:23:12
Liliya Shobukhova Russia2:24:24
4Svetlana Zakharova Russia2:25:06
5Berhane Adere Ethiopia2:25:30
6Inga Abitova Russia2:25:55
7Catherine Ndereba Kenya2:26:22
8Tomo Morimoto Japan2:26:29
9Gete Wami Ethiopia2:26:54
10Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:27:42
11Yuri Kanō Japan2:28:44
12Zhou Chunxiu China2:29:02
13Kate O'Neill United States2:34:48
14Mika Okunaga Japan2:35:36
15Yesenia Centeno Spain2:40:13
—Martha Komu KenyaDNF
—Constantina Diță RomaniaDNF
—Anikó Kálovics HungaryDNF

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Kurt Fearnley Australia1:28:56
David Weir United Kingdom1:28:57
Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:28:58
4Masazumi Soejima Japan1:30:13
5Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:30:15
6Denis Lemeunier France1:32:40
7Saúl Mendoza Mexico1:37:12
8Rafael Botello Spain1:37:38
9Jose Antonio Iniguez United States1:39:17
10Brain Alldis United Kingdom1:40:15

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
Amanda McGrory United States1:50:39
Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:50:40
Diane Roy Canada1:50:41
4Edith Hunkeler  Switzerland1:50:42
5Christie Dawes Australia1:50:43
6Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:50:46
7Margo Whiteford United Kingdom2:46:10
8Jacqui Kapinowski United States2:57:49
9Nikki Emerson United Kingdom3:17:37

References
  1. Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. Stats and Figures. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. Virgin Mini London marathon 2009 results. London Marathon (2009). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 11.1.13". IAAF. 11 January 2013.
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