| 11th London Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | 21 April 1991 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Yakov Tolstikov (2:09:17) |
| Women | Katrin Dörre-Heinig (2:29:39) |
| Wheelchair men | Farid Amarouche (1:52:52) |
| Wheelchair women | Connie Hansen (2:04:40) |
← 1990 1992 → | |
The1991London Marathon was the 11th running of the annualmarathon race inLondon, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 21 April. The elite men's race was won by Soviet athleteYakov Tolstikov in a time of 2:09:17 hours and the women's race was won by Portugal'sRosa Mota in 2:26:14. Tolstikov's run was aSoviet record, which was never bettered as thecountry collapsed at the end of 1991.[1]
The elite race featured high levels of international participation that year as it played host to the1991 World Marathon Cup, where Great Britain won the men's team race and the Soviet Union won the women's team race.[2]
In thewheelchair races, France'sFarid Amarouche (1:52:52) and Denmark'sConnie Hansen (2:04:40) set course records in the men's and women's divisions, respectively. This was the first time that the winning time in the women's wheelchair race surpassed that of both able-bodied races.[3]
In the mass race, around 79,000 people applied to enter the race, of which 33,485 had their applications accepted and around 24,500 started the race. A total of 23,435 runners finished the race.[4]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Farid Amarouche |  France | 1:52:52 |
 | Bo Lindkvist |  Sweden | 1:52:55 |
 | Jean-Francois Poitevin | France | 1:52:57 |
| 4 | Daniel Wesley |  Canada | 1:52:59 |
| 5 | Håkan Ericsson | Sweden | 1:53:02 |
| 6 | David Holding |  United Kingdom | 1:54:39 |
| 7 | Christian Pickernell |  Australia | 2:04:11 |
| 8 | Doug Gray | United Kingdom | 2:04:51 |
| 9 | Ivan Newman | United Kingdom | 2:04:55 |
| 10 | Rob Wickham |  Zimbabwe | 2:05:01 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Hansen |  Denmark | 2:04:40 |
| Rose Hill | United Kingdom | 2:21:49 |
| Tanni Grey | United Kingdom | 2:38:42 |
| 4 | Tracy Lewis | United Kingdom | 2:45:33 |
| 5 | Yvonne Holloway | United Kingdom | 2:51:47 |
