The 1984 London Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 13 May. The elite men's race was won by home athlete Charlie Spedding in a time of 2:09:57 hours, and the women's race was won by Norway's Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:24:26.

4th London Marathon
Finishers in the mass race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date13 May 1984
Champions
MenCharlie Spedding (2:09:57)
WomenIngrid Kristiansen (2:24:26)
Wheelchair menKevin Breen (2:38:40)
Wheelchair womenKay McShane (3:10:04)
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In the wheelchair races, Irish athletes Kevin Breen (2:38:40) and Kay McShane (3:10:04) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 70,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 21,142 had their applications accepted and 16,992 started the race. A total of 15,675 runners finished the race.[2]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Charlie Spedding   United Kingdom 2:09:57
  Kevin Forster   United Kingdom 2:11:41
  Dennis Fowles   United Kingdom 2:12:12
4 Øyvind Dahl   Norway 2:12:19
5 Jørn Lauenborg   Denmark 2:12:21
6 Juma Ikangaa   Tanzania 2:12:35
7 James Ashworth   United Kingdom 2:13:49
8 Malcolm East   United Kingdom 2:14:01
9 Christopher Bunyan   United Kingdom 2:14:03
10 Svend Erik Kristensen   Denmark 2:14:22
11 John Graham   United Kingdom 2:14:40
12 Stephen-Glenn Forster   United Kingdom 2:15:08
13 Luis Horta   Portugal 2:15:12
14 Kingston Mills   Ireland 2:15:14
15 Zoltan Kiss   Hungary 2:15:17
16 Jan-Erik Vilholmen   Norway 2:15:35
17 Mervyn Brameld   United Kingdom 2:15:38
18 Fraser Clyne   United Kingdom 2:15:5
19 Gaspar Esnaola   Spain 2:16:14
20 Gyula Borka   Hungary 2:16:17

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway 2:24:26
  Priscilla Welch   United Kingdom 2:30:06
  Sarah Rowell   United Kingdom 2:31:28
4 Véronique Marot   United Kingdom 2:33:52
5 Kersti Jakobsen   Denmark 2:34:53
6 Bente Moe   Norway 2:35:28
7 Julie Barleycorn   United Kingdom 2:35:53
8 Margaret Lockley   United Kingdom 2:36:06
9 Gillian Horovitz   United Kingdom 2:37:10
10 Lone Dybdal   Denmark 2:39:39
11 Heidi Jacobsen   Norway 2:39:54
12 Gillian Castka   United Kingdom 2:41:21
13 Karen Holdsworth   United Kingdom 2:42:51
14 Kim Webb   United Kingdom 2:43:55
15 Maureen Hurst   United Kingdom 2:44:13
16 Lorna Irving   United Kingdom 2:44:15
17 Lynda Bain   United Kingdom 2:45:03
18 May-Britt Aastad   Sweden 2:45:22
19 Annette Roberts   United Kingdom 2:45:43
20 Carol Gould   United Kingdom 2:45:59

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Kevin Breen   Ireland 2:38:40
  Mick Karaphillides   United Kingdom 2:44:31
  Gordon Perry   United Kingdom 2:45:12
4 Joseph Fletcher   United Kingdom 2:51:55
5 Arthur Walton   United Kingdom 2:59:10
6 Andrew D'Costa ? 3:10:10
7 Leroy Dobson   United Kingdom 3:15:03
8 Ric Casell   United Kingdom 3:18:49
9 John Naude   United Kingdom 3:26:39
10 Shahriar Esfandiari   Iran 3:32:06

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Kay McShane   Ireland 3:10:04
  Denise Smith   United Kingdom 3:57:52
  Joanne Roberts   United Kingdom 4:05:52

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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