The 2005 London Marathon was the 25th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Martin Lel in a time of 2:07:26 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Paula Radcliffe in 2:17:42.

25th London Marathon
Radcliffe leading the women's race
VenueLondon, United Kingdom
Date17 April 2005
Champions
MenMartin Lel (2:07:26)
WomenPaula Radcliffe (2:17:42)
Wheelchair menSaúl Mendoza (1:35:51)
Wheelchair womenFrancesca Porcellato (1:57:00)
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Men's winner Martin Lel drinking water at the race
Runners from the mass race

In the wheelchair races, Mexico's Saúl Mendoza (1:35:51) and Italy's Francesca Porcellato (1:57:00) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively.[1]

Around 132,000 people applied to enter the race: 47,969 had their applications accepted and 35,600 started the race.[2] A total of 35,261 runners, 24,690 men and 10,571 women, finished the race.[3]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Martin Lel   Kenya 2:07:26
  Jaouad Gharib   Morocco 2:07:49
  Hendrick Ramaala   South Africa 2:08:32
4 Abdelkader El Mouaziz   Morocco 2:09:03
5 Stefano Baldini   Italy 2:09:25
6 Jon Brown   United Kingdom 2:09:31
7 Toshinari Suwa   Japan 2:10:23
8 Paul Tergat   Kenya 2:11:36
9 Sammy Korir   Kenya 2:12:36
10 Evans Rutto   Kenya 2:12:49
11 Frederick Cherono   Kenya 2:13:58
12 Antoni Peña   Spain 2:14:31
13 Huw Lobb   United Kingdom 2:14:33
14 Kassa Tadesse   Ethiopia 2:15:09
15 Daniel Njenga   Kenya 2:15:25
16 Matt Smith   United Kingdom 2:16:13
17 Luke Kibet Bowen   Kenya 2:16:40
18 Scott Winton   New Zealand 2:17:01
19 Michael Green   United Kingdom 2:18:31
20 Dave Norman   United Kingdom 2:18:34
21 Henrik Sandstad   Norway 2:18:36
Joseph Kariuki   Kenya DNF
Joseph Ngolepus   Kenya DNF
Matt O'Dowd   United Kingdom DNF
Hicham Chatt   Morocco DNF
Richard Gardiner   United Kingdom DNF

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Paula Radcliffe   United Kingdom 2:17:42
  Constantina Diță   Romania 2:22:50
  Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 2:24:00
4 Margaret Okayo   Kenya 2:25:22
5 Lyudmila Petrova   Russia 2:26:29
6 Benita Willis   Australia 2:26:32
7 Joyce Chepchumba   Kenya 2:27:01
8 Sonia O'Sullivan   Ireland 2:29:01
9 Mulu Seboka   Ethiopia 2:30:54
10 Mara Yamauchi   United Kingdom 2:31:52
11 Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 2:34:42
12 Hayley Haining   United Kingdom 2:35:23
13 Debbie Mason   United Kingdom 2:36:59
14 Liz Yelling   United Kingdom 2:37:42
15 Susan Partridge   United Kingdom 2:37:50
16 Lucy Hassell   United Kingdom 2:39:20
17 Amy Stiles   United Kingdom 2:39:37
18 Sue Harrison   United Kingdom 2:39:54
19 Sharon Morris   United Kingdom 2:40:18
20 Jenny Clague   United Kingdom 2:41:21
Leah Malot   Kenya DNF
Restituta Joseph   Tanzania DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Saúl Mendoza   Mexico 1:35:51
  Jeff Adams   Canada 1:35:54
  David Weir   United Kingdom 1:36:03
4 Tushar Patel   United Kingdom 1:36:03
5 Éric Teurnier   France 1:36:03
6 Denis Lemeunier   France 1:36:04
7 Alain Fuss   France 1:36:04
8 Kenny Herriot   United Kingdom 1:41:58
9 Rawat Tana   Thailand 1:46:10
10 Supachai Koysap   Thailand 1:49:41

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Francesca Porcellato   Italy 1:57:00
  Shelly Woods   United Kingdom 1:57:03
  Tanni Grey-Thompson   United Kingdom 2:02:39
4 Gunilla Wallengren   Sweden 2:16:03
5 Deborah Brennan   United Kingdom 2:18:42
6 Michelle Lewis   United Kingdom 2:32:32
7 Sarah Piercy   United Kingdom 2:48:23

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 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ London Marathon – Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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