2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon
The Men's marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held starting and finishing at Gukchae-bosang Memorial Park on September 4. Abel Kirui was the defending champion.[1]

The story was all Kirui. Running a casual pace to 15 km, first the Moroccan contingent tried to test the field. The pace picked up and the field strung out. After 25 km, it was down to Kirui, Vincent Kipruto, Eliud Kiptanui, Feyisa Lilesa and Abderrahime Bouramdane. Then Kirui put the hammer down, running 14:18 between 25 and 30 km. Nobody could go with him and he ran all alone, extending his lead for the remainder of the race to finish in 2:07:38. The 2:28 gap was the largest winning margin in World Championship history. After dropping Bouramdane and Kiptanui. Kipruto and Lilesa ran tactically for the remainder of the race, with Kipruto getting silver.
The race was also the World Cup team competition. In that competition, the scoring is based on the cumulative time of the top three finishers for each team. Each country participating in the World Cup was allowed 5 entries into the marathon. The event was clearly won by Kenya, with 1st, 2nd and 5th-place finishers (Kenya also had the 6th-place finisher). Perennial champion Japan finished second, a cumulative minute ahead of Morocco.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Abel Kirui![]() |
Vincent Kipruto![]() |
Feyisa Lilesa![]() |
World Marathon Cup
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
![]() Abel Kirui Vincent Kipruto David Barmasai Tumo |
![]() Hiroyuki Horibata Kentaro Nakamoto Yuki Kawauchi |
![]() Abderrahime Bouramdane Rachid Kisri Ahmed Baday |
- Note: Marathon Cup medals are not listed in the championships medal table
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
2:03:59 | Berlin, Germany | 28 September 2008 |
Championship record | ![]() |
2:06:54 | Berlin, Germany | 22 August 2009 |
World Leading | ![]() |
2:03:40 | London, Great Britain | 17 April 2011 |
African record | ![]() |
2:03:59 | Berlin, Germany | 28 September 2008 |
Asian record | ![]() |
2:06:16 | Chicago, United States | 13 October 2002 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() |
2:05:38 | London, Great Britain | 24 April 2002 |
South American record | ![]() |
2:06:05 | Berlin, Germany | 20 September 1998 |
European record | ![]() |
2:06:36 | London, Great Britain | 16 April 2000 |
![]() |
Paris, France | 6 April 2003 | ||
Oceanian record | ![]() |
2:07:51 | Boston, United States | 21 April 1986 |
Qualification standards
A time | B time |
---|---|
2:17:00 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
September 4, 2011 | 09:00 | Final |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Abel Kirui | ![]() | 2:07:38 | SB |
![]() | Vincent Kipruto | ![]() | 2:10:06 | |
![]() | Feyisa Lilesa | ![]() | 2:10:32 | SB |
4 | Abderrahime Bouramdane | ![]() | 2:10:55 | |
5 | David Barmasai Tumo | ![]() | 2:11:39 | |
6 | Eliud Kiptanui | ![]() | 2:11:50 | |
7 | Hiroyuki Horibata | ![]() | 2:11:52 | |
8 | Ruggero Pertile | ![]() | 2:11:57 | |
9 | Stephen Kiprotich | ![]() | 2:12:57 | |
10 | Kentaro Nakamoto | ![]() | 2:13:10 | |
11 | Rachid Kisri | ![]() | 2:13:24 | |
12 | Eshetu Wendimu | ![]() | 2:13:37 | |
13 | Marius Ionescu | ![]() | 2:15:32 | PB |
14 | Dong Guojian | ![]() | 2:15:45 | SB |
15 | David Webb | ![]() | 2:15:48 | SB |
16 | Cuthbert Nyasango | ![]() | 2:15:56 | SB |
17 | Beraki Beyene | ![]() | 2:16:03 | SB |
18 | Yuki Kawauchi | ![]() | 2:16:11 | |
19 | Aleksey Sokolov | ![]() | 2:16:23 | |
20 | Ser-Od Bat-Ochir | ![]() | 2:16:41 | |
21 | Aleksey Sokolov | ![]() | 2:16:48 | |
22 | Lee Merrien | ![]() | 2:16:59 | |
23 | Jeong Jin-hyeok | ![]() | 2:17:04 | |
24 | Li Zicheng | ![]() | 2:17:35 | |
25 | José Manuel Martínez | ![]() | 2:17:44 | |
26 | Rafael Iglesias | ![]() | 2:17:45 | SB |
27 | Ahmed Baday | ![]() | 2:17:59 | |
28 | Lee Myong-seung | ![]() | 2:18:05 | |
29 | Yoshinori Oda | ![]() | 2:18:05 | |
30 | Pablo Villalobos | ![]() | 2:18:12 | |
31 | Mike Morgan | ![]() | 2:18:30 | SB |
32 | Urige Buta | ![]() | 2:20:16 | |
33 | Wu Shiwei | ![]() | 2:21:12 | |
34 | Jesper Faurschou | ![]() | 2:21:15 | |
35 | Hwang Jun-Hyeon | ![]() | 2:21:54 | SB |
36 | Mike Tebulo | ![]() | 2:22:45 | SB |
37 | Mike Sayenko | ![]() | 2:22:49 | SB |
38 | Yukihiro Kitaoka | ![]() | 2:23:11 | SB |
39 | Jeff Eggleston | ![]() | 2:23:33 | |
40 | Hwang Jun-Suk | ![]() | 2:23:47 | |
41 | Nicholas Arciniaga | ![]() | 2:24:06 | |
42 | Anton Kosmac | ![]() | 2:24:16 | |
43 | Samuel Goitom | ![]() | 2:25:42 | SB |
44 | Kim Min | ![]() | 2:27:20 | SB |
45 | Sergio Reyes | ![]() | 2:29:15 | SB |
46 | Coolboy Ngamole | ![]() | 2:30:01 | |
47 | Bekir Karayel | ![]() | 2:33:20 | SB |
48 | Ruben Sança | ![]() | 2:34:40 | |
49 | Jhon Lennon Casallo | ![]() | 2:36:43 | |
50 | Modike Lucky Mohale | ![]() | 2:38:22 | SB |
51 | Sangay Wangchuk | ![]() | 2:38:33 | NR |
Jeff Hunt | ![]() | DNF | ||
Khalid Kamal Yaseen | ![]() | DNF | ||
Yared Asmerom | ![]() | DNF | ||
Yonas Kifle | ![]() | DNF | ||
Michael Tesfay | ![]() | DNF | ||
Chala Dechase | ![]() | DNF | ||
Gebregziabher Gebremariam | ![]() | DNF | ||
Bazu Worku | ![]() | DNF | ||
Zohar Zemiro | ![]() | DNF | ||
Benjamin Kiptoo | ![]() | DNF | ||
Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi | ![]() | DNF | ||
Adil Ennani | ![]() | DNF | ||
Abderrahim Goumri | ![]() | DNF | ||
David Ngakane | ![]() | DNF | ||
Daniel Kipkorir Chepyegon | ![]() | DNF | ||
Nicholas Kiprono | ![]() | DNF |
World Cup scoring
Rank | Country | Athlete | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6:29:23 | |
1 | Abel Kirui | 2:07:38 | |
2 | Vincent Kipruto | 2:10:06 | |
5 | David Barmasai Tumo | 2:11:39 | |
6 | Eliud Kiptanui | (2:11:50) | |
Benjamin Kolum Kiptoo | () | ||
2 | ![]() |
6:41:13 | |
7 | Hiroyuki Horibata | 2:11:52 | |
10 | Kentaro Nakamoto | 2:13:10 | |
18 | Yuki Kawauchi | 2:16:11 | |
29 | Yoshinori Oda | (2:18:05) | |
38 | Yukihiro Kitaoka | (2:23:11) | |
3 | ![]() |
6:53:41 | |
25 | José Manuel Martínez | 2:17:44 | |
26 | Rafael Iglesias | 2:17:45 | |
30 | Pablo Villalobos | 2:18:12 | |
4 | ![]() |
6:54:32 | |
14 | Dong Guojian | 2:15:45 | |
24 | Li Zicheng | 2:17:35 | |
33 | Wu Shiwei | 2:21:12 | |
5 | ![]() |
6:57:03 | |
23 | Jeong Jin-hyeok | 2:17:04 | |
28 | Lee Myong-seung | 2:18:05 | |
35 | Hwang Jun-hyeon | 2:21:54 | |
40 | Hwang Jun-suk | (2:23:47) | |
44 | Kim Min | (2:27:20) | |
6 | ![]() |
7:04:52 | |
31 | Mike Morgan | 2:18:30 | |
37 | Mike Sayenko | 2:22:49 | |
39 | Jeff Eggleston | 2:23:33 | |
41 | Nicholas Arciniaga | (2:24:06) | |
45 | Sergio Reyes | (2:29:15) | |
See also
References
- Weerawansa, Dinesh (2011-09-03). Nine gold medallists to be decided today Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Dailynews.lk. Retrieved on 2011-09-04
External links
- Marathon results at IAAF website