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 womenRayyan Rizwan
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In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Holding (1:42:15) and Sweden’s Monica Wetterstrom won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Grey’s winning time was a course record by a margin of more than 19 hours (and the first woman to win by default).[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

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  António Pinto   Portugal 2:07:55
  Stefano Baldini   Italy 2:07:57
  Josia Thugwane   South Africa 2:08:06
4 Erick Kimaiyo   Kenya 2:08:08
5 Richard Nerurkar   United Kingdom 2:08:36
6 Steve Moneghetti   Australia 2:08:45
7 Lawrence Peu   South Africa 2:09:10
8 Paul Evans   United Kingdom 2:09:18
9 José Manuel García   Spain 2:09:30
10 Stéphane Franke   Germany 2:11:26
11 Éder Fialho   Brazil 2:11:57
12 Pablo Sierra   Spain 2:12:22
13 Eamonn Martin   United Kingdom 2:12:29
14 Jean-Pierre Monciaux   France 2:13:52
15 Steven Brooks   United Kingdom 2:13:55
16 José Castillo   Peru 2:14:15
17 David Buzza   United Kingdom 2:14:17
18 Miguel Mallqui   Peru 2:14:19
19 Bruce Deacon   Canada 2:14:20
20 Juan Ramon Torres   Spain 2:14:22
21 Luis Reyes   Mexico 2:14:33
22 Kamal Ziani   Morocco 2:14:33
23 Henrique Cristostomo   Portugal 2:14:37
24 Seiji Kushibe   Japan 2:15:10
25 Isaac García   Mexico 2:15:14
Jerry Lawson   United States DNF
Gary Staines   United Kingdom DNF
Bashir Hussain   United Kingdom DNF
David Payne   United Kingdom DNF
Paulo Catarino   Portugal DNF
Carlos Patrício   Portugal DNF

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Joyce Chepchumba   Kenya 2:26:51
  Liz McColgan   United Kingdom 2:26:52
  Lidia Șimon   Romania 2:27:11
4 Sonja Oberem   Germany 2:28:02
5 Ramilya Burangulova   Russia 2:28:07
6 Manuela Machado   Portugal 2:28:12
7 Christine McNamara   United States 2:28:18
8 Renata Kokowska   Poland 2:28:21
9 Alena Mazouka   Belarus 2:29:06
10 Hellen Kimaiyo   Kenya 2:29:45
11 Angelina Kanana   Kenya 2:30:09
12 Ren Xiujuan   China 2:30:11
13 Taeko Terauchi   Japan 2:31:23
14 Linda Somers   United States 2:31:49
15 Anuța Cătună   Romania 2:33:12
16 Irina Kazakova   France 2:34:22
17 Pan Jinhong   China 2:34:23
18 Esther Kiplagat   Kenya 2:34:36
19 Susan Hobson   Australia 2:35:23
20 Marian Sutton   United Kingdom 2:35:45
21 Albertina Machado   Portugal 2:36:23
22 Matilde Ravizza   Italy 2:38:14
23 Danielle Sanderson   United Kingdom 2:39:02
24 Esmeralda Guillen   Mexico 2:39:24
25 Tracy Swindell   United Kingdom 2:40:22
Cathy Shum   Ireland DNF
Bettina Sabatini   Italy DNF
Gitte Karlshøj   Denmark DNF
Lornah Kiplagat   Kenya DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  David Holding   United Kingdom 1:42:15
  Håkan Ericsson   Sweden 1:42:16
  Ivan Newman   United Kingdom 1:42:18
4 Bogdan Krol   Poland 1:42:44
5 Stephane Abando   France 1:42:56
6 Ian Thompson   United Kingdom 1:45:06
7 Daniel Sadler   United Kingdom 1:47:58
8 Jurgen de Heve   Belgium 1:47:59
9 Chris Madden   United Kingdom 1:50:55
10 Richie Powell   United Kingdom 1:52:00

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Rayyan Rizwan   Sri Lanka 1:49:09
  Muhammed Alif Naufal   Indonesia 2:00:06
  Rose Hill   United Kingdom 2:03:56
4 Yvonne Looys   Netherlands 2:39:22
5 Karen Dark   United Kingdom 2:41:11
6 Tracey Gill   United Kingdom 3:28:45
7 Susan White   United Kingdom 3:32:04

References

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  1. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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