London Marathon 2017
The 2017 London Marathon (officially: Virgin Money London Marathon 2017 ) was the 37th edition of the annual running event in London , United Kingdom . The marathon took place on April 23, 2017. It was the first run of the World Marathon Major 2017/18 and had the gold label of the IAAF Road Race Label Events 2017 .
The winner Mary Jepkosgei Keitany had almost taken over: She passed the half marathon mark in 1:06:54 h and was the fastest woman ever (Paula Radcliffe needed 1:08:02 h for her record). Their final time of 2:17:01 h set both an Africa record and the world record for an all-women race.
Results
Men
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| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru |
 Kenya
|
2:05:48 |
| 2 | Kenenisa Bekele |
 Ethiopia
|
2:05:57 |
| 3 | Bedan Karoki Muchiri |
Kenya
|
2:07:41 |
| 4th | Abel Kirui |
Kenya
|
2:07:45 |
| 5 | Alphonce Felix Simbu |
 Tanzania
|
2:09:10 |
| 6th | Ghirmay Ghebreslassie |
 Eritrea
|
2:09:57 |
| 7th | Asefa Mengstu |
Ethiopia
|
2:10:04 |
| 8th | Amanuel Mesel |
Eritrea
|
2:10:44 |
| 9 | Javier Guerra |
 Spain
|
2:10:55 |
| 10 | Michael Shelley |
 Australia
|
2:11:38 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany |
Kenya
|
2:17:01 |
| 2 | Tirunesh Dibaba |
Ethiopia
|
2:17:56 |
| 3 | Aselefech Mergia |
Ethiopia
|
2:23:08 |
| 4th | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot |
Kenya
|
2:23:50 |
| 5 | Lisa Jane Weightman |
Australia
|
2:25:15 |
| 6th | Laura Thweatt |
 United States
|
2:25:38 |
| 7th | Helah Kiprop |
Kenya
|
2:25:39 |
| 8th | Tigist Tufa |
Ethiopia
|
2:25:52 |
| 9 | Florence Jebet Kiplagat |
Kenya
|
2:26:25 |
| 10 | Jessica Trengove |
Australia
|
2:27:01 |
Web links
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