2017 World Athletics Championships / men's marathon
| 2017 World Athletics Championships | |
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| discipline | Men's marathon |
| city |
 London
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| place | Round trip through London Start and finish: Tower Bridge |
| Attendees | 98 athletes from 50 countries |
| Competition phase | August 6, 2017 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui ( KEN )
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 silver |
Tamirat Tola ( ETH )
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 bronze |
Alphonce Felix Simbu ( TZA )
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The men's marathon at the 2017 World Athletics Championships took place in London , United Kingdom on August 6, 2017 , and was the second run of the 2017/18 World Marathon Majors .
The Kenyan Geoffrey Kipkorir Kirui won the world title . The Ethiopian Tamirat Tola won the silver medal ahead of Alphonce Felix Simbu from Tanzania.
route
The start took place on Tower Bridge , which was also the destination. The route passed attractions such as the Palace of Westminster , St Paul's Cathedral , Somerset House , the Guildhall , the Monument to the Great Fire of London , the Bank of England and the Tower of London . Half of the route ran through the City of London and along the Thames in the City of Westminster district .
Records
| World record |
Dennis Kipruto Kimetto
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2:02:57 h | Berlin Marathon , Germany | September 28, 2014 |
| Championship record |
Abel Kirui
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2:06:54 h | World Cup in Berlin , Germany | August 22, 2009 |
initial situation
The route in London was not that easy, so very fast times were not to be expected. Some top runners such as the Kenyan world record holder Dennis Kipruto Kimetto , the 2016 Olympic medalist Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya, the Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa and the US American Galen Rupp as well as defending champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie from Eritrea did not compete. The favorites included Alphonce Simbu from Tanzania, fifth in the 2016 Olympics, Abel Kirui from Kenya, second in 2012 , Munyo Mutai from Uganda, third in the 2015 World Cup, and perhaps also the 2014 Italian European champion Daniele Meucci. In addition, strong performances were to be expected from runners who had not previously appeared in major competitions, especially from Africa.
Race course
August 6, 2017, 10:55 a.m. local time (11:55 a.m. CEST )
For a long time, with a steady pace and changing leaders, no top group could break away from the majority of the field. Only halfway through the course did three runners clear away: the two Kenyans Kirui and Gideon Kipketer and the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola. The pace at the top has now gradually increased. At kilometer 25, Simbu was twelve seconds behind them. Another three seconds behind were Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru and Yohanes Ghebregergis from Eritrea. At thirty kilometers, only two athletes, Kirui and Tola, were ahead. Kipketer was now a little more than twenty seconds behind. Kipketer's lead over the closest pursuers Wanjiru and Simbu was also a good twenty seconds. Other smaller groups of runners were behind them at smaller intervals. They included Ghebregergis, the Turk Kaan Özbilen and the British Callum Hawkins.
In the further course the two leaders Kirui and Tola increased their lead. Behind them, Simbu was able to catch up with Kipketer. Hawkins and Meucci worked their way further forward, while Ghebregergis, Özbilen and Wanjiru now ran together as a group of three, but lost ground. Finally, Tola could no longer follow the pace of leader Kirui and fell back more and more. However, he held his second place ahead of the now single-running Simbu, because Kipketer had to let go and was also passed by the now fourth-placed Hawkins. The Briton had meanwhile been able to shake off Meucci. At forty kilometers, the European champion was sixth behind Kipketer. On the final section after forty kilometers, not much changed in this order. Geoffrey Kirui became world champion in 2:08:27 minutes with a lead of 1:22 minutes over Tamirat Tola, who was able to save his silver medal with just two seconds ahead of third-placed Alphonce Simbu. Callum Hawkins came in fourth with a personal best of 2:10:17 minutes, 26 seconds behind. Daniele Meucci and Gideon Kipketer fought for fifth place on the home straight, which the Italian won with a personal best of 2:10:56 minutes. Yohanes Ghebregergis was seventh ahead of Daniel Wanjiru.
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| Split times | |||
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| brand | time | Leading | 5 km time |
| 5 km | 15:57 min | Daniele Meucci in a large group | 15:57 min |
| 10 km | 31:35 min | Callum Hawkins in a large group | 15:38 min |
| 15 km | 46:56 min | Amanuel Mesel in a large group | 15:21 min |
| 20 km | 1:02:15 h | Gideon Kipketer in a large group | 15:19 min |
| 25 km | 1:16:43 h | Kirui, Tola, Kipketer / Simbu 12 s for. / Wanjiru, Ghebregergis 15 s for. / Mekonen 23 s for. | 14:28 min |
| 30 km | 1:31:28 h | Kirui, Tola / Kipketer 23 s for. / Wanjiru, Simbu 46 s for. / Ghebregergis 57 s for. / Özbilen, Hawkins 1:06 min to. | 14:45 min |
| 35 km | 1:46:11 h | Kirui, Tola / Simbu, Kipketer 1:11 min to. / Hawkins, Meucci 1:42 min to. / Ghebregergis, Özbilen, Wanjiru 2:05 min to. | 14:43 min |
| 40 km | 2:01:36 h | Kirui / Tola 52 s for. / Simbu 1:22 min to. / Hawkins 1:51 min to. / Kipketer 1:54 min to. / Meucci 2:18 min to. | 15:25 min |
Result
Abdi Ukad, Denmark - thirteen place
Kaan Özbilen, Turkey - fourteen place
Elkanah Kibet, USA - sixteen place
Javier Guerra, Spain - seventeenth place
Ihor Olefirenko, Ukraine - eighteenth place
Tsegaye Mekonnen, Ethiopia ( center, in the orange jersey ) - nineteenth place
Mick Clohisey, Ireland - 22nd place
Valentin Pfeil, Austria ( as leader, right ) - 23rd place
Remigijus Kančys, Lithuania - 24th place
Thonakal Gopi, India - 28th place
Andrew Davies, Great Britain - 31st place
Pardon Ndhlovu, Zimbabwe - 33rd place
Josh Griffiths, Great Britain - 39th place
Bobby Curtis, USA - 42nd place
Robert Chemonges, Uganda - 43rd place
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir, Mongolia - 48th place
Hassan Chani, Bahrain - fifty place
David Nilsson, Sweden - 52nd place
Roman Fosti, Estonia - 53rd place
Segundo Jami, Ecuador - 57th place
José García, Guatemala - 58th place
Sean Hehir, Ireland - 63rd place
Ricardo Ramos, Mexico - seventy place
Abdelhadi El Hachimi, Belgium - abandoned
Amanuel Mesel, Eritrea - abandoned
Maru Tseferi, Israel - abandoned
Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopia - abandoned
Valērijs Žolnerovičs, Latvia - abandoned
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Web links and sources
- Homepage for the 2017 World Championships, men's marathon on the IAAF website , accessed on November 25, 2018
- Results of the 2017 World Athletics Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 25, 2018
- Reports on the 2017 World Championships at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on November 25, 2018
Video
- WCH London 2017 Highlights - Marathon - Men - Abel Kirui wins on youtube.com, published August 7, 2017, accessed November 25, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marathon World Championship London 2017 , route on youtube.com, published August 1, 2017, accessed December 11, 2018