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)
Men's winner Martin Lel drinking water at the race
Runners from the mass race

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.

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

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Martin Lel Kenya2:07:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jaouad Gharib Morocco2:07:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Hendrick Ramaala South Africa2:08:32
4Abdelkader El Mouaziz Morocco2:09:03
5Stefano Baldini Italy2:09:25
6Jon Brown United Kingdom2:09:31
7Toshinari Suwa Japan2:10:23
8Paul Tergat Kenya2:11:36
9Sammy Korir Kenya2:12:36
10Evans Rutto Kenya2:12:49
11Frederick Cherono Kenya2:13:58
12Antoni Peña Spain2:14:31
13Huw Lobb United Kingdom2:14:33
14Kassa Tadesse Ethiopia2:15:09
15Daniel Njenga Kenya2:15:25
16Matt Smith United Kingdom2:16:13
17Luke Kibet Bowen Kenya2:16:40
18Scott Winton New Zealand2:17:01
19Michael Green United Kingdom2:18:31
20Dave Norman United Kingdom2:18:34
21Henrik Sandstad Norway2:18:36
—Joseph Kariuki KenyaDNF
—Joseph Ngolepus KenyaDNF
—Matt O'Dowd United KingdomDNF
—Hicham Chatt MoroccoDNF
—Richard Gardiner United KingdomDNF

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paula Radcliffe United Kingdom2:17:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Constantina Diță Romania2:22:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Susan Chepkemei Kenya2:24:00
4Margaret Okayo Kenya2:25:22
5Lyudmila Petrova Russia2:26:29
6Benita Willis Australia2:26:32
7Joyce Chepchumba Kenya2:27:01
8Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland2:29:01
9Mulu Seboka Ethiopia2:30:54
10Mara Yamauchi United Kingdom2:31:52
11Tegla Loroupe Kenya2:34:42
12Hayley Haining United Kingdom2:35:23
13Debbie Mason United Kingdom2:36:59
14Liz Yelling United Kingdom2:37:42
15Susan Partridge United Kingdom2:37:50
16Lucy Hassell United Kingdom2:39:20
17Amy Stiles United Kingdom2:39:37
18Sue Harrison United Kingdom2:39:54
19Sharon Morris United Kingdom2:40:18
20Jenny Clague United Kingdom2:41:21
—Leah Malot KenyaDNF
—Restituta Joseph TanzaniaDNF

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Saúl Mendoza Mexico1:35:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jeff Adams Canada1:35:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)David Weir United Kingdom1:36:03
4Tushar Patel United Kingdom1:36:03
5Éric Teurnier France1:36:03
6Denis Lemeunier France1:36:04
7Alain Fuss France1:36:04
8Kenny Herriot United Kingdom1:41:58
9Rawat Tana Thailand1:46:10
10Supachai Koysap Thailand1:49:41

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Francesca Porcellato Italy1:57:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Shelly Woods United Kingdom1:57:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tanni Grey-Thompson United Kingdom2:02:39
4Gunilla Wallengren Sweden2:16:03
5Deborah Brennan United Kingdom2:18:42
6Michelle Lewis United Kingdom2:32:32
7Sarah Piercy United Kingdom2:48:23

References

  1. ↑ 2015 London Marathon Media Guide. 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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