2012 London Marathon

The 2012 London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with a Kenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours. Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds off Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai's course record set at the 2011 London Marathon.[1]

32nd London Marathon
Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich leading the men's race
VenueLondon, England, United Kingdom
Dates22 April 2012
Champions
MenWilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:44)
WomenMary Jepkosgei Keitany (2:18:37)
Wheelchair menDavid Weir (1:32:26)
Wheelchair womenShelly Woods (1:49:10)

Around 170,150 people applied to enter the race: 50,200 had their applications accepted and 37,227 started the race.[2] A total of 36,699, 23,634 men and 13,065 women, finished the race.[3]

The top British finishers, Lee Merrien (17th) and Claire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] The wheelchair races were won by two British athletes: David Weir took the men's title while Shelly Woods was the women's winner.[6]

A fun runner, Claire Squires, died after collapsing in the final mile of the race. In response to publicity of her death, the general public made donations to her fund raising page at the Justgiving website. Over 80,000 separate donations were made, raising a total of over £1 million for Samaritans.[7][8]

A mini marathon was held for under-17 athletes over the last three miles of the course. Michael Callegari (14:54) and Jessica Judd (her fourth straight title in 16:04) won the able-bodied races while Sheikh Sheikh (12:30) and Jade Jones (12:59) won the wheelchair races.[9][10]

Results

Elite men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya2:04:44
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Martin Lel Kenya2:06:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia2:06:52
4Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:07:44
5Abel Kirui Kenya2:07:56
6Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya2:08:01
7Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil2:08:01
8Samuel Tsegay Eritrea2:08:06
9Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia2:08:20
10Bazu Worku Ethiopia2:10:14
11Vincent Kipruto Kenya2:10:39
12Zersenay Tadese Eritrea2:10:41
13Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia2:12:46
14Bekir Karayel Turkey2:13:21
15Lee Merrien United Kingdom2:13:41
16Solonei da Silva Brazil2:14:57
17John Beattie United Kingdom2:16:38
18Phil Anthony United Kingdom2:16:40
19Martin Dent Australia2:17:32
20Jesper Faurschou Denmark2:17:38
21Anuradha Cooray Sri Lanka2:17:50
22Andi Jones United Kingdom2:18:29
—Abderrahime Bouramdane MoroccoDQ
—Adil Annani MoroccoDQ
—Shadrack Kosgei KenyaDNF
—Philip Kiprono KenyaDNF
—Scott Overall United KingdomDNF
—Yared Asmerom EritreaDNF
—Patrick Makau Musyoki KenyaDNF
—Benedict Whitby United KingdomDNF
—Markos Geneti EthiopiaDNF
  • Two Moroccan runners from the men's race were retrospectively disqualified for doping: Abderrahime Bouramdane, who originally finished 11th in a time of 2:10:13, and Adil Annani, who was originally fourth in 2:07:43.[11]

Elite women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya2:18:37
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Edna Kiplagat Kenya2:19:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Priscah Jeptoo Kenya2:20:14
4Florence Kiplagat Kenya2:20:57
5Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya2:23:12
6Aberu Kebede Ethiopia2:24:04
7Irina Mikitenko Germany2:24:53
8Jéssica Augusto Portugal2:24:59
9Atsede Baysa Ethiopia2:25:59
10Jeļena Prokopčuka Latvia2:27:04
11Claire Hallissey United Kingdom2:27:44
12Koren Jelela Ethiopia2:28:05
13Freya Murray United Kingdom2:28:10
14Isabellah Andersson Sweden2:29:57
15Louise Damen United Kingdom2:31:37
16Constantina Diță Romania2:32:34
17Irvette van Zyl South Africa2:33:41
18Sonia Samuels United Kingdom2:33:41
19Amy Whitehead United Kingdom2:33:44
20Helen Decker United Kingdom2:34:11
21Jessica Petersson Denmark2:34:56
22Alyson Dixon United Kingdom2:35:46
23Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:37:41
24Liz Yelling United Kingdom2:40:08
25Michelle Ross-Cope United Kingdom2:40:08
—Yuliya Ruban UkraineDQ
—Mariya Konovalova RussiaDQ
—Ejegayehu Dibaba EthiopiaDNF
—Nadia Ejjafini ItalyDNF
—Inga Abitova RussiaDNF
—Peninah Arusei KenyaDNF
—Joyce Chepkirui KenyaDNF
—René Kalmer South AfricaDNF
  • Two athletes were subsequently disqualified for doping: Russia's Mariya Konovalova, who was originally 15th with a time of 2:30:29, and Ukraine's Yuliya Ruban, who originally placed 21st with 2:34:47.[12]

Wheelchair men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)David Weir United Kingdom1:32:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marcel Hug  Switzerland1:32:27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Krige Schabort United States1:32:28
4Masazumi Soejima Japan1:32:29
5Heinz Frei  Switzerland1:32:30
6Tomasz Hamerlak Poland1:32:31
7Masayuki Higuchi Japan1:32:33
8Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan1:33:00
9Josh Cassidy Canada1:33:54
10Kota Hokinoue Japan1:36:00
11Ernst van Dyk South Africa1:36:20
12Roger Puigbò Spain1:36:56
13Jordi Jiménez Spain1:36:56
14Josh George United States1:39:56
15Rafal Botello Jiminez Spain1:40:01
16Adam Bleakney United States1:40:22
17Choke Yasuoka Japan1:50:31
18Laurens Sibaja-Molina Costa Rica1:54:34
19Phil Hogg United Kingdom1:54:34
20Mathew Clarke United Kingdom1:54:46

Wheelchair women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:49:10
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Wakako Tsuchida Japan1:53:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Diane Roy Canada1:53:05
4Shirley Reilly United States1:54:39
5Christina Schwab United States1:54:41
6Amanda McGrory United States1:54:41
7Sandra Graf  Switzerland1:54:43
8Tatyana McFadden United States2:05:38
9Meggan Dawson-Farrell United Kingdom2:22:55
10Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:24:36

References
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  5. London 2012: GB Olympic marathon place for Claire Hallissey. BBC Sport (23 April 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  6. Davies, Gareth (22 April 2012). London Marathon 2012: David Weir and Shelly Woods secure wheelchair double to spur Paralympic hopes. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  7. Hill, Amelia (30 January 2013). "Claire Squires: amphetamine stimulant 'had role' in runner's fatal heart attack". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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