2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 in the streets of Osaka, Japan. The weather conditions were difficult, with 28 °C (82 °F) and 72% humidity at the start of the race. The temperature rose to 30 °C (86 °F) towards the end of the race, and many competitors failed to finish the race.

Medallists

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Gold Luke Kibet
  Kenya (KEN)
Silver Mubarak Hassan Shami
  Qatar (QAT)
Bronze Viktor Röthlin
  Switzerland (SUI)

Abbreviations

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  • All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
WL world leading
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2007 World Athletics Championships
World Record   Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:04:55 September 28, 2003   Berlin, Germany
Event Record   Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:08:31 August 30, 2003   Paris, France
Season Best   Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT) 2:07:19 April 15, 2007   Paris, France

Final ranking

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Note
  Luke Kibet   Kenya (KEN) 2:15:59
  Mubarak Hassan Shami   Qatar (QAT) 2:17:18
  Viktor Röthlin   Switzerland (SUI) 2:17:25
4 Yared Asmerom   Eritrea (ERI) 2:17:41
5 Tsuyoshi Ogata   Japan (JPN) 2:17:42 SB
6 Satoshi Osaki   Japan (JPN) 2:18:06 SB
7 Toshinari Suwa   Japan (JPN) 2:18:35 SB
8 William Kiplagat   Kenya (KEN) 2:19:21
9 Janne Holmén   Finland (FIN) 2:19:36
10 José Manuel Martínez   Spain (ESP) 2:20:25
11 Dan Robinson   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:20:30
12 Alex Malinga   Uganda (UGA) 2:20:36
13 Tomoyuki Sato   Japan (JPN) 2:20:53
14 Gashaw Asfaw   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:20:58
15 Park Ju-Young   South Korea (KOR) 2:21:49
16 Mike Fokoroni   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:21:52
17 José Ríos   Spain (ESP) 2:22:21 SB
18 José de Souza   Brazil (BRA) 2:22:24
19 Seteng Ayele   Israel (ISR) 2:22:27
20 Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi   Libya (LBA) 2:22:50
21 Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein   United States (USA) 2:23:04 SB
22 Alberto Chaíça   Portugal (POR) 2:23:22 SB
23 Mike Morgan   United States (USA) 2:23:28 SB
24 Kim Young-Chun   South Korea (KOR) 2:24:25
25 Samson Ramadhani   Tanzania (TAN) 2:25:51
26 Lee Myong-Seung   South Korea (KOR) 2:25:54
27 Hendrick Ramaala   South Africa (RSA) 2:26:00
28 Chang Chia-Che   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 2:26:22
29 Khalid Kamal Yaseen   Bahrain (BHR) 2:26:32 SB
30 Getuli Bayo   Tanzania (TAN) 2:26:56
31 Dejene Berhanu   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:27:50 SB
32 Kyle O'Brien   United States (USA) 2:28:28 SB
33 Su Wei   China (CHN) 2:28:41 SB
34 Wodage Zvadya   Israel (ISR) 2:29:21
35 Luís Feiteira   Portugal (POR) 2:29:34
36 Deng Haiyang   China (CHN) 2:29:37 SB
37 Ulrich Steidl   Germany (GER) 2:30:03
38 Ambesse Tolosa   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:30:20
39 Michael Tluway Mislay   Tanzania (TAN) 2:30:33
40 Asaf Bimro   Israel (ISR) 2:31:34
41 Yousf Othman Qader   Qatar (QAT) 2:32:00
42 Paulo Gomes   Portugal (POR) 2:32:02
43 Li Zhuhong   China (CHN) 2:32:44
44 Rachid Kisri   Morocco (MAR) 2:32:57
45 Abderrahime Bouramdane   Morocco (MAR) 2:33:26
46 Pablo Olmedo   Mexico (MEX) 2:33:40
47 Marcel Tschopp   Liechtenstein (LIE) 2:33:42
48 Antoni Bernadó   Andorra (AND) 2:34:28
49 Ren Longyun   China (CHN) 2:35:22
50 Fernando Cabada Jr   United States (USA) 2:35:48 SB
51 Peter Riley   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:36:00 SB
52 Laban Kagika   Kenya (KEN) 2:37:13
53 George Mofokeng   South Africa (RSA) 2:40:22
54 Rito Regules   Mexico (MEX) 2:45:26
55 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od   Mongolia (MGL) 2:49:06 SB
56 Mitsuru Kubota   Japan (JPN) 2:59:40
57 Tumi Malefetsane   Lesotho (LES) 3:03:47
Patrick Dupouy   French Polynesia (PYF) DNF
Geovanni Santos   Brazil (BRA) DNF
Zongamele Dyubeni   South Africa (RSA) DNF
Amos Masai   Uganda (UGA) DNF
Zheng Yunshan   China (CHN) DNF
Francis Kirwa   Finland (FIN) DNF
Abdulhak Zakaria   Bahrain (BHR) DNF
Abdil Ceylan   Turkey (TUR) DNF
Joachim Nshimirimana   Burundi (BDI) DNF
Nelson Cruz   Cape Verde (CPV) DNF
Juan Gualberto Vargas   Mexico (MEX) DNF
Gudisa Shentema   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Khalid El Boumlili   Morocco (MAR) DNF
Martin Beckmann (runner)   Germany (GER) DNF
James Mwangi Macharia   Kenya (KEN) DNF
Migidio Bourifa   Italy (ITA) DNF
Tesfaye Tola   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Óscar Martín   Spain (ESP) DNF
Laban Kipkemboi   Kenya (KEN) DNF
Norman Dlomo   South Africa (RSA) DNF
Iaroslav Musinschi   Moldova (MDA) DNF
Bethuel Netshifhefhe   South Africa (RSA) DNF
Hicham Chatt   Morocco (MAR) DNF
Hélder Ornelas   Portugal (POR) DNF
Abderrahim Goumri   Morocco (MAR) DNF
Takhir Mamashayev   Kazakhstan (KAZ) DNF
Julio Rey   Spain (ESP) DNF
Pavel Loskutov   Estonia (EST) DNF
Luís Jesus   Portugal (POR) DNS
Simeon Kiplagat Sawe   United States (USA) DNS

Marathon World Cup

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Place Country Athletes Time
1   Japan (JPN) Tsuyoshi Ogata
Satoshi Osaki
Toshinari Suwa
(Tomoyuki Sato)
(Mitsuru Kubota)
Total
2:17:42
2:18:06
2:18:35
(2:20:53)
(2:59:40)
6:54:23
2   South Korea (KOR) Park Ju-Young
Kim Young-Chun
Lee Myong-Seung
Total
2:21:49
2:24:25
2:25:54
7:12:08
3   Kenya (KEN) Luke Kibet
William Kiplagat
Laban Kagika
Total
2:15:59
2:19:21
2:37:13
7:12:33
4   United States (USA) Mbarak Kipkorir Hussein
Mike Morgan
Kyle O'Brien
(Fernando Cabada Jr)
Total
2:23:04
2:23:28
2:28:28
(2:35:48)
7:15:00
5   Ethiopia (ETH) Gashaw Asfaw
Dejene Berhanu
Ambesse Tolosa
Total
2:20:58
2:27:50
2:30:20
7:19:08
6   Tanzania (TAN) Samson Ramadhani
Getuli Bayo
Michael Tluway Mislay
Total
2:25:51
2:26:56
2:30:33
7:23:20
7   Israel (ISR) Ayele Seteng
Zvadya Wodage
Asaf Bimro
Total
2:22:27
2:29:21
2:31:34
7:23:22
8   Portugal (POR) Alberto Chaíça
Luís Feiteira
Paulo Gomes
Total
2:23:22
2:29:34
2:32:02
7:24:58
9   China (CHN) Su Wei
Deng Haiyang
Li Zhuhong
(Ren Longyun)
Total
2:28:41
2:29:37
2:32:44
(2:35:22)
7:31:02

See also

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References

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