The 2009 London Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 26 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in a time of 2:05:10 hours and the women's race was won by Germany's Irina Mikitenko in 2:22:11.[1]

29th London Marathon
Leaders during the men's race
VenueLondon, England
Date26 April 2009
Champions
MenSamuel Wanjiru (2:05:10)
WomenIrina Mikitenko (2:22:11)
Wheelchair menKurt Fearnley (1:28:56)
Wheelchair womenAmanda McGrory (1:50:39)
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In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:28:56) and American Amanda McGrory (1:50:39) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. Fearnley defeated David Weir by one second, taking the Briton's course record in the process.[2]

Around 155,000 people applied to enter the race: 49,995 had their applications accepted and 35,884 started the race.[3] A total of 35,266 runners, 24,228 men and 11,038 women, finished the race.[4]

In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Ronnie Sparke (14:20), Ciara Mageean (16:16), Daniel Lucker (12:30) and Hannah Cockroft (15:42).[5]

Results

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Samuel Wanjiru   Kenya 2:05:10
  Tsegaye Kebede   Ethiopia 2:05:20
  Jaouad Gharib   Morocco 2:05:27
4 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai   Kenya 2:06:53
5 Hendrick Ramaala   South Africa 2:07:44
6 Yonas Kifle   Eritrea 2:08:28
7 Atsushi Sato   Japan 2:09:16
8 Meb Keflezighi   United States 2:09:21
9 Felix Limo   Kenya 2:09:47
10 Dathan Ritzenhein   United States 2:10:00
11 Tessema Abshero   Ethiopia 2:11:18
12 Andi Jones   United Kingdom 2:15:20
13 Martin Dent   Australia 2:15:24
14 Rafał Wójcik   Poland 2:16:41
15 Benedict Whitby   United Kingdom 2:18:14
16 Elmore Sibanda   Zimbabwe 2:19:02
17 Richard Gardiner   United Kingdom 2:19:48
18 Tomas Abyu   United Kingdom 2:20:09
19 Neil Renault   United Kingdom 2:20:30
20 John McFarlane   United Kingdom 2:20:44
Abderrahim Goumri   Morocco DQ
Luke Kibet Bowen   Kenya DNF
El Hassan Lahssini   France DNF
Zersenay Tadese   Eritrea DNF
Hicham Bellani   Morocco DNF
Elijah Keitany   Kenya DNF
Sammy Kiprono   Kenya DNF
John Kales   Kenya DNF
Philip Wicks   United Kingdom DNF
Simon Tanui   Kenya DNF
William Chebor   Kenya DNF
  • Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri originally placed sixth with a time of 2:08:25 hours, but this was subsequently disqualified due to doping.[6]

Women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Irina Mikitenko   Germany 2:22:11
  Mara Yamauchi   United Kingdom 2:23:12
  Liliya Shobukhova   Russia 2:24:24
4 Svetlana Zakharova   Russia 2:25:06
5 Berhane Adere   Ethiopia 2:25:30
6 Inga Abitova   Russia 2:25:55
7 Catherine Ndereba   Kenya 2:26:22
8 Tomo Morimoto   Japan 2:26:29
9 Gete Wami   Ethiopia 2:26:54
10 Lyudmila Petrova   Russia 2:27:42
11 Yuri Kanō   Japan 2:28:44
12 Zhou Chunxiu   China 2:29:02
13 Kate O'Neill   United States 2:34:48
14 Mika Okunaga   Japan 2:35:36
15 Yesenia Centeno   Spain 2:40:13
Martha Komu   Kenya DNF
Constantina Diță   Romania DNF
Anikó Kálovics   Hungary DNF

Wheelchair men

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Kurt Fearnley   Australia 1:28:56
  David Weir   United Kingdom 1:28:57
  Ernst van Dyk   South Africa 1:28:58
4 Masazumi Soejima   Japan 1:30:13
5 Heinz Frei   Switzerland 1:30:15
6 Denis Lemeunier   France 1:32:40
7 Saúl Mendoza   Mexico 1:37:12
8 Rafael Botello   Spain 1:37:38
9 Jose Antonio Iniguez   United States 1:39:17
10 Brain Alldis   United Kingdom 1:40:15

Wheelchair women

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Position Athlete Nationality Time
  Amanda McGrory   United States 1:50:39
  Sandra Graf   Switzerland 1:50:40
  Diane Roy   Canada 1:50:41
4 Edith Hunkeler   Switzerland 1:50:42
5 Christie Dawes   Australia 1:50:43
6 Shelly Woods   United Kingdom 1:50:46
7 Margo Whiteford   United Kingdom 2:46:10
8 Jacqui Kapinowski   United States 2:57:49
9 Nikki Emerson   United Kingdom 3:17:37

References

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  1. ^ Results. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide[permanent dead link]. London Marathon (2015). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. ^ Stats and Figures Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. London Marathon. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  4. ^ London Marathon - Race Results. Marathon Guide. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. ^ Virgin Mini London marathon 2009 results. London Marathon (2009). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 11.1.13". IAAF. 11 January 2013.
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