| 32nd London Marathon | |
|---|---|
  Abel Kirui andWilson Kipsang Kiprotich leading the men's race | |
| Venue | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 22 April 2012 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (2:04:44) |
| Women | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (2:18:37) |
| Wheelchair men | David Weir (1:32:26) |
| Wheelchair women | Shelly Woods (1:49:10) |
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The2012London Marathon was the 32nd running of the annualmarathon race inLondon, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April. Both of the elite races were won by Kenyan athletes, and Ethiopia'sTsegaye Kebede was the only non-Kenyan to reach the podium in either race.Mary Jepkosgei Keitany won the women's elite race for the second year running with aKenyan record time of 2:18:37 hours.Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich was the men's race winner with a time of 2:04:44 – four seconds offEmmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai's course record set at the2011 London Marathon.[1]
Around 170,150 people applied to enter the race: 50,200 had their applications accepted and 37,227 started the race.[2] A total of 36,699, 23,634 men and 13,065 women, finished the race.[3]
The top British finishers,Lee Merrien (17th) andClaire Hallissey (11th), earned the opportunity to compete forGreat Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Thewheelchair races were won by two British athletes:David Weir took the men's title whileShelly Woods was the women's winner.[6]
Afun runner, Claire Squires, died after collapsing in the final mile of the race. In response to publicity of her death, the general public made donations to herfund raising page at theJustgiving website. Over 80,000 separate donations were made, raising a total of over £1 million forSamaritans.[7][8]
A mini marathon was held for under-17 athletes over the last three miles of the course.Michael Callegari (14:54) andJessica Judd (her fourth straight title in 16:04) won the able-bodied races whileSheikh Sheikh (12:30) andJade Jones (12:59) won the wheelchair races.[9][10]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich |  Kenya | 2:04:44 |
 | Martin Lel | Kenya | 2:06:51 |
 | Tsegaye Kebede |  Ethiopia | 2:06:52 |
| 4 | Jaouad Gharib |  Morocco | 2:07:44 |
| 5 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2:07:56 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai | Kenya | 2:08:01 |
| 7 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos |  Brazil | 2:08:01 |
| 8 | Samuel Tsegay |  Eritrea | 2:08:06 |
| 9 | Feyisa Lilesa | Ethiopia | 2:08:20 |
| 10 | Bazu Worku | Ethiopia | 2:10:14 |
| 11 | Vincent Kipruto | Kenya | 2:10:39 |
| 12 | Zersenay Tadese | Eritrea | 2:10:41 |
| 13 | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | 2:12:46 |
| 14 | Bekir Karayel |  Turkey | 2:13:21 |
| 15 | Lee Merrien |  United Kingdom | 2:13:41 |
| 16 | Solonei da Silva | Brazil | 2:14:57 |
| 17 | John Beattie | United Kingdom | 2:16:38 |
| 18 | Phil Anthony | United Kingdom | 2:16:40 |
| 19 | Martin Dent |  Australia | 2:17:32 |
| 20 | Jesper Faurschou |  Denmark | 2:17:38 |
| 21 | Anuradha Cooray |  Sri Lanka | 2:17:50 |
| 22 | Andi Jones | United Kingdom | 2:18:29 |
| — | Abderrahime Bouramdane | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Adil Annani | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Shadrack Kosgei | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Philip Kiprono | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Scott Overall | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Yared Asmerom | Eritrea | DNF |
| — | Patrick Makau Musyoki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Benedict Whitby | United Kingdom | DNF |
| — | Markos Geneti | Ethiopia | DNF |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Weir | United Kingdom | 1:32:26 |
| Marcel Hug |  Switzerland | 1:32:27 |
| Krige Schabort |  United States | 1:32:28 |
| 4 | Masazumi Soejima |  Japan | 1:32:29 |
| 5 | Heinz Frei | Switzerland | 1:32:30 |
| 6 | Tomasz Hamerlak |  Poland | 1:32:31 |
| 7 | Masayuki Higuchi | Japan | 1:32:33 |
| 8 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | Japan | 1:33:00 |
| 9 | Josh Cassidy |  Canada | 1:33:54 |
| 10 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 1:36:00 |
| 11 | Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa | 1:36:20 |
| 12 | Roger Puigbò |  Spain | 1:36:56 |
| 13 | Jordi Jiménez | Spain | 1:36:56 |
| 14 | Josh George | United States | 1:39:56 |
| 15 | Rafal Botello Jiminez | Spain | 1:40:01 |
| 16 | Adam Bleakney | United States | 1:40:22 |
| 17 | Choke Yasuoka | Japan | 1:50:31 |
| 18 | Laurens Sibaja-Molina |  Costa Rica | 1:54:34 |
| 19 | Phil Hogg | United Kingdom | 1:54:34 |
| 20 | Mathew Clarke | United Kingdom | 1:54:46 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:49:10 |
| Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:53:04 |
| Diane Roy | Canada | 1:53:05 |
| 4 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 1:54:39 |
| 5 | Christina Schwab | United States | 1:54:41 |
| 6 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:54:41 |
| 7 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:54:43 |
| 8 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 2:05:38 |
| 9 | Meggan Dawson-Farrell | United Kingdom | 2:22:55 |
| 10 | Sarah Piercy | United Kingdom | 2:24:36 |
