2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon

The men's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held on 6 August,[1] starting and finishing on Tower Bridge.[2]

Men's Marathon
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates6 August
Competitors98 from 50 nations
Winning time2:08.27
Medalists
gold medal    Kenya
silver medal    Ethiopia
bronze medal    Tanzania
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Summary

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The race started off with a tight pack running at a leisurely pace. 10 kilometres into the race, the British crowds were pleased to see Callum Hawkins in the lead, but there were 59 others in the lead pack. By 15 kilometres there were still 31 and by half way only another three had started to fall off the back. Then the racing began as a small group went off the front including the entire Kenyan team, a Kenyan Turkish transplant, two Ethiopians, two Eritreans, Alphonce Simbu from Tanzania and Hawkins. Of that group, Geoffrey Kirui, Tamirat Tola and Gideon Kipketer were pushing the pace as a three man pack. Kipketer faltered and it was a two man race with Simbu breaking off the front of the second pack. About 10 kilometres from the finish, Tola tried to break away. But the one breaking was Tola as Kirui came back and then set off on his own. Over the last seven kilometres, Kirui opened up almost a minute and half of daylight, comfortably crossing the line for the gold. Tola struggled to successfully hold off Simbu to keep silver while an inspired Hawkins picked up the pieces and finished a strong fourth just 26 seconds back.[3]

Records

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Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto   KEN 28 Sep 2014 Berlin, Germany
Championship 2:06:54 Abel Kirui   KEN 22 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
World leading 2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich   KEN 26 Feb 2017 Tokyo, Japan
African 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto   KEN 28 Sep 2014 Berlin, Germany
Asian 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka   JPN 13 Oct 2002 Chicago, United States
NACAC 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi   USA 14 Apr 2002 London, Great Britain
South American 2:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa   BRA 20 Sep 1998 Berlin, Germany
European 2:06:36 Benoit Zwierzchiewski   FRA 6 Apr 2003 Paris, France
Oceanian 2:07:51 Robert de Castella   AUS 21 Apr 1986 Boston, United States

No records were set at the competition.[5]

Qualification standard

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The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 2:19.00.[6]

Results

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The final took place on 6 August at 10:54. The results were as follows:[7]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Geoffrey Kirui   Kenya (KEN) 2:08:27 SB
  Tamirat Tola   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:09:49
  Alphonce Simbu   Tanzania (TAN) 2:09:51
4 Callum Hawkins   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:10:17 PB
5 Daniele Meucci   Italy (ITA) 2:10:56 PB
6 Gideon Kipketer   Kenya (KEN) 2:10:56
7 Yohanes Ghebregergis   Eritrea (ERI) 2:12:07
8 Daniel Wanjiru   Kenya (KEN) 2:12:16
9 Yuki Kawauchi   Japan (JPN) 2:12:19
10 Kentaro Nakamoto   Japan (JPN) 2:12:41
11 Solomon Mutai   Uganda (UGA) 2:13:29
12 Ezekiel Jafary   Tanzania (TAN) 2:14:05
13 Abdi Hakin Ulad   Denmark (DEN) 2:14:22 SB
14 Kaan Kigen Özbilen   Turkey (TUR) 2:14:29 SB
15 Shumi Dechasa   Bahrain (BHR) 2:15:08 PB
16 Elkanah Kibet   United States (USA) 2:15:14
17 Javier Guerra   Spain (ESP) 2:15:22
18 Ihor Olefirenko   Ukraine (UKR) 2:15:34 SB
19 Tsegaye Mekonnen   Ethiopia (ETH) 2:15:36
20 Andrés Zamora   Uruguay (URU) 2:16:00 PB
21 Desmond Mokgobu   South Africa (RSA) 2:16:14
22 Mick Clohisey   Ireland (IRL) 2:16:21 SB
23 Valentin Pfeil   Austria (AUT) 2:16:28
24 Remigijus Kančys   Lithuania (LTU) 2:16:34
25 Derlys Ayala   Paraguay (PAR) 2:16:37 PB
26 Hiroto Inoue   Japan (JPN) 2:16:54
27 Ihor Russ   Ukraine (UKR) 2:17:01 SB
28 Thonakal Gopi   India (IND) 2:17:13
29 Mert Girmalegesse   Turkey (TUR) 2:17:36
30 Mohamed Reda El Aaraby   Morocco (MAR) 2:17:50
31 Andrew Davies   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:17:59
32 Mikael Ekvall   Sweden (SWE) 2:18:12 SB
33 Pardon Ndhlovu   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:18:37 SB
34 Munkhbayar Narandulam   Mongolia (MGL) 2:18:42 PB
35 Namupala Reonard   Namibia (NAM) 2:18:51 SB
36 Yuriy Rusyuk   Ukraine (UKR) 2:18:54 SB
37 Paulus Iiyambo   Namibia (NAM) 2:19:45
38 Stephno Gwandu Huche   Tanzania (TAN) 2:20:05
39 Josh Griffiths   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 2:20:06
40 Tiidrek Nurme   Estonia (EST) 2:20:41 SB
41 Ghebrezgiabhier Kibrom   Eritrea (ERI) 2:21:22
42 Bobby Curtis   United States (USA) 2:21:22 SB
43 Robert Chemonges   Uganda (UGA) 2:21:24
44 Happy Ndacha Mchelenje   Malawi (MAW) 2:21:39 PB
45 Jack Colreavy   Australia (AUS) 2:21:44
46 Tseveenravdan Byambajav   Mongolia (MGL) 2:21:48
47 Millen Matende   Zimbabwe (ZIM) 2:21:52 SB
48 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od   Mongolia (MGL) 2:21:55
49 Leslie Encina   Chile (CHI) 2:22:10
50 Hassan Chani   Bahrain (BHR) 2:22:19
51 Ignas Brasevičius   Lithuania (LTU) 2:22:20 SB
52 David Nilsson   Sweden (SWE) 2:22:53
53 Roman Fosti   Estonia (EST) 2:23:28 SB
54 Thomas Toth   Canada (CAN) 2:23:47
55 Manuel Cabrera   Chile (CHI) 2:24:08
56 Daviti Kharazishvili   Georgia (GEO) 2:24:24
57 Segundo Jami   Ecuador (ECU) 2:24:28
58 José Amado García   Guatemala (GUA) 2:25:03
59 Kim Hyo-su   South Korea (KOR) 2:25:08
60 Brad Milosevic   Australia (AUS) 2:25:14
61 David Carver   Mauritius (MRI) 2:25:45 SB
62 Girmaw Amare   Israel (ISR) 2:26:37
63 Sean Hehir   Ireland (IRL) 2:27:33
64 Yu Seung-yeop   South Korea (KOR) 2:29:06
65 Shin Kwang-sik   South Korea (KOR) 2:29:52
66 Rok Puhar   Slovenia (SLO) 2:33:12
67 Juan Carlos Trujillo   Guatemala (GUA) 2:33:42 SB
68 Luis Orta   Venezuela (VEN) 2:33:42 PB
69 Luis Carlos Rivero   Guatemala (GUA) 2:41:39
70 Ricardo Ramos   Mexico (MEX) 2:41:50 SB
71 Abraham Niyonkuru   Burundi (BDI) 2:42:27
Jorge Castelblanco   Panama (PAN) DNF
Jean-Pierre Castro   Peru (PER) DNF
Anuradha Cooray   Sri Lanka (SRI) DNF
Nicolás Cuestas   Uruguay (URU) DNF
Abdelhadi El Hachimi   Belgium (BEL) DNF
Iván Fernández   Spain (ESP) DNF
Eric Gillis   Canada (CAN) DNF
Josh Harris   Australia (AUS) DNF
Marius Ionescu   Romania (ROM) DNF
Stefano La Rosa   Italy (ITA) DNF
Ayad Lamdassem   Spain (ESP) DNF
Raúl Machacuay   Peru (PER) DNF
Augustus Maiyo   United States (USA) DNF
Mariano Mastromarino   Argentina (ARG) DNF
Tsepo Mathibelle   Lesotho (LES) DNF
Amanuel Mesel   Eritrea (ERI) DNF
Ercan Muslu   Turkey (TUR) DNF
Lebenya Nkoka   Lesotho (LES) DNF
Cutbert Nyasango   Zimbabwe (ZIM) DNF
Sibusiso Nzima   South Africa (RSA) DNF
Bhumiraj Rai   Nepal (NEP) DNF
Ricardo Ribas   Portugal (POR) DNF
Aguelmis Rojas   Uruguay (URU) DNF
Maru Teferi   Israel (ISR) DNF
Yemane Tsegay   Ethiopia (ETH) DNF
Enzo Yáñez   Chile (CHI) DNF
Valērijs Žolnerovičs   Latvia (LAT) DNF
Lusapho April   South Africa (RSA) DNS
Mumin Gala   Djibouti (DJI) DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Marathon Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "World Championships 2017: Callum Hawkins fourth as Geoffrey Kirui wins marathon". BBC Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Marathon Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.