The 2002 London Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 14 April. The elite men's race was won by Khalid Khannouchi of the United States in a time of 2:05:38 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:18:56. Khannouchi's time was a marathon world record, improving on his own record by four seconds. Radcliffe was also close to a world record, just nine seconds off the time set by Catherine Ndereba the previous year.[1]
| 22nd London Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 14 April 2002 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Khalid Khannouchi (2:05:38) |
| Women | Paula Radcliffe (2:18:56) |
| Wheelchair men | David Weir (1:39:44) |
| Wheelchair women | Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) |
In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir (1:39:44) and Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson (2:22:51) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively – with Grey-Thompson winning for the sixth time.[2]
Around 99,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 46,083 had their applications accepted and 33,297 started the race. A total of 32,536 runners finished the race, comprising 24,768 men and 7768 women.[3][4]
Results
editMen
edit| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Zeit |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Khalid Khannouchi |  Vereinigte Staaten |
2:05:38 WR |
 |
Paul Tergat |  Kenia |
2:05:48 |
 |
Haile Gebrselassie |  Äthiopien |
2:06:35 |
| 4 | Abdelkader El Mouaziz |  Marokko |
2:06:52 |
| 5 | Ian Syster |  Südafrika |
2:07:06 |
| 6 | Stefano Baldini |  Italien |
2:07:29 |
| 7 | António Pinto |  Portugal |
2:09:10 |
| 8 | Mark Steinle |  Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:09:17 |
| 9 | Tesfaye Jifar | Äthiopien |
2:09:50 |
| 10 | Mohamed El Hattab | Marokko |
2:11:50 |
| 11 | Michael Buchleitner |  Österreich |
2:14:11 |
| 12 | Rachid Ghanmouni | Marokko |
2:15:29 |
| 13 | William Kiplagat | Kenia |
2:15:59 |
| 14 | William Burns |  Schweiz |
2:17:36 |
| 15 | Dan Robinson | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:17:51 |
| 16 | Julius Kimutai | Kenia |
2:18:13 |
| 17 | Nicholas Wetheridge | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:19:41 |
| 18 | Runar Höiom |  Schweden |
2:20:36 |
| 19 | Damon Harris |  Australien |
2:20:44 |
| 20 | Christopher Cariss | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:20:45 |
| — | Worku Bikila | Äthiopien |
DNF |
| — | Joseph Kariuki | Kenia |
DNF |
| — | Luís Jesus | Portugal |
DNF |
| — | Alberto Chaíça | Portugal |
DNF |
Women
edit| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Zeit |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Paula Radcliffe | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:18:56 |
| |
Svetlana Zakharova |  Russland |
2:22:31 |
| |
Lyudmila Petrova | Russland |
2:22:33 |
| 4 | Reiko Tosa |  Japan |
2:22:46 |
| 5 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenia |
2:23:19 |
| 6 | Joyce Chepchumba | Kenia |
2:26:53 |
| 7 | Silviya Skvortsova | Russland |
2:27:07 |
| 8 | Zinaida Semenova | Russland |
2:27:45 |
| 9 | Derartu Tulu | Äthiopien |
2:28:37 |
| 10 | Shitaye Gemechu | Äthiopien |
2:28:58 |
| 11 | Irina Safarova | Russland |
2:29:20 |
| 12 | Jo Lodge | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:38:25 |
| 13 | Helene Willix | Schweden |
2:40:24 |
| 14 | Beverley Jenkins | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:44:32 |
| 15 | Alison Fletcher | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:44:42 |
| 16 | Sharon Dixon | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:45:05 |
| 17 | Ruth Pickvance | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:45:34 |
| 18 | Annette Wolfrom |  Deutschland |
2:46:58 |
| 19 | Clare Pauzers | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:49:26 |
| 20 | Sarah Mycroft | Australien |
2:49:38 |
| — | Iness Chepkesis Chenonge | Kenia |
DNF |
| — | Maria Guida | Italien |
DNF |
Wheelchair men
edit| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Zeit |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
David Weir | Vereinigtes Königreich |
1:39:44 |
| |
Tushar Patel | Vereinigtes Königreich |
1:41:17 |
| |
Denis Lemeunier |  Frankreich |
1:41:17 |
| 4 | Paul Nunnari | Australien |
1:41:17 |
| 5 | Chris Madden | Vereinigtes Königreich |
1:55:57 |
| 6 | Jason Gill | Vereinigtes Königreich |
1:56:49 |
| 7 | Pierre Fairbank | Frankreich |
1:57:48 |
| 8 | John Hanks | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:01:39 |
| 9 | Gregory Leray | Frankreich |
2:01:41 |
| 10 | Richie Powell | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:01:45 |
Wheelchair women
edit| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Zeit |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Tanni Grey-Thompson | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:22:51 |
| |
Michelle Lewis | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:37:07 |
| |
Paula Craig | Vereinigtes Königreich |
2:48:53 |
References
edit- ^ Record day in London. BBC Sport (14 April 2002). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ London Marathon – Race Results. MarathonGuide. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- Results
- Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-18.